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BARTOW A. ULRICH 

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Professor JoHANN Aum-st 1 iKixuicir ri.Kicii. 

Doctor of Philosophy, Private Counsellor. P.orn in Riulolsladt, Aiiril 2<', 

1746. Died Feb. 4. ISl.^. .it Jnia, Saxony, (uTinaiiy. 



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University Library, Jena, March 5, 1906. 
To Mr. B. A. Ulrich, Chicago: 

I have the honor to reply pursuant to a letter of February 14, 
of this year, relative to the list of manuscrips of J. A. H. Ulrich 
extant in the local library. The making of a copy of the writings 
I must decline, as well as sending the manuscripts thither. I 
advise you, therefore, in regard to buying, that you apply to the 



hook and curio dealer, Strobe! , here, who is certainly in position 

to furnish the same. 

Most respectfully, 

Dh. I'.kanuia. 
Tlw Director. 

List of the works of John Auj^ust I K-nry I'lrich extant in tli<" 

I'niversity Library at K'ua : 

L 1 '-Icu tiler ioloi^^v or Concerninpf Liberty and Xccessitv. 
Jena, 17.S8. 

2. Of the Nature and Xccd of a So-called Course ui Study 
or Encyclopedia of Knowledtje. Jena. 1/0''. 

3. First wSketch of an Intnjduction to i'hilosophic Knowledj^e 
for Use in Lecturinq-. Parts 1 and 2, Jena, \772 and 177'>, 2 \'oL. 

4. Introtluction to Morality. Jena. 17SV. 

5. Institutes of Lot^^ic and Metaphysics. Jena. 17W. 

6. Presentin*::^ by Means of Reasoning of Kant's Teachinj; 
Continuously Maintained the Institutes of Lottie and Metaphysics 
of His School. Jena, 17^2 (2d l-'.d. ) 

7. Discourse which Sets lorih the lnyestit,Mti(jn <jf l-'aet .Mure 
Clearly Revealed. Jena. 1767. 

8. Discussion: A lorecast of the Fate .Xwaitintj the Liberal 
Arts. Jena. ( ?) year. Date not jriven. 

9. How Carefully the Doctrine of Justice .Should be .\]iplied 
in Presenting- Agreeably the More Sacred Things. Jena, 170V. 

10. Certain Selected I'\acts About Racial .Mysteries. Jena, 
1768. 

11. The Elements of Philosophy Relative to Divine .Nature. 
Of this kind ought to be held the Institutes of L(»gic and Meta- 
l)hysics of Rational Theology. Jena. 178.^. Likewise 17''2. 

12. A Mark of the More Xoble .Art of Thinking of the l-'nui- 
lative Simplicity of the Leading Mathematicians. Jena, 17o7. 

1,\ Origin of the Philosophy of Proper Rights; Of the 
Nature of Society and Race. Jena, 17*>0. 

14. I'irst, Second. Third and Last Pan- ci Philo<of)hical 
Discussion which sets fr)rtli tlie Disclosed Doctrine of I-'act. 
Jena, 1767. 

15. .\ Proof Derived from .Natural Theology I'resenting Cer- 
tain Selected I-'acts Concerning .Mysteries of Race. (Reply to 
Ludwig Frederic Cellarius. Jena, 1768.) 

16. How Long May Compidsion and I'urff be Witlwint hi- 
tice? Jena, 1771. 

17. Two Exegetical l-ifTorts on .Matthew .XXil. 2"'-.^.v and 
XX\', 31-46. Response to John Henry Walter. Jena. 1771. 



\Tlic folJowiiii:; iiolc icas wriltcn when Mr. Ulrich ~a'iis very ill, 

in the year /AVA'.] 

siK )KT [.i:i'n:k ( )!• a. i.. ci.ricii. 

.1/3' (it-iir Wife and Children: 

W lirn I sec niy.M-lt' iiuirckil Iiy vdu, tlu' thoiij^lit ii:iUtr:ill\ 
dwells (111 tl'.c sliylil ti-nurc hy which I hold iliis lift-! \x\ iiu- 
thcrclorc cinliracc this iirrciuus mnincnl t<i assure y<»u c»t my 
cheerful ac<|uiesceiice in ilie divine will, whatever I lis <lccrees 
inay he! That 1 re]insr a \\t\\)v ihniuj^li Christ, which 1 trust will 
not fail ! There is much that 1 shuuld like l<» sec perfected, much 
that 1 should like to watch and mature to i)erfecti<tn : all this I 
lay on my Creator, who will keep all .and provide for all. acc<ird- 
iuL;- to his promises and temler mercies! \\\ helove<l ones, keep 
the divine laws alwa\s in your hearts and hefore your eyes 1 
and may to all. throuj^h ( hrist. :i hlessed hope open itself hefon* 
you. 

Mother! love and jirotecl \om' children. 

Children! ohey and love your mother, and it will i^o well with 
you all. !Many ha])p\' moments, pleasing' .anticipations, wishes 
to he acc<^mplished. remain to futurity — which concerns those 
who -urround me. sul)jects of sincere solicitude to those consid- 
erations. I drop this tear! and He will take care of you. 



Gp.N'K.Xr.OCV OF F.XMIF.V i.\ .\.mi:ki(a. 

SRC().\1) (ih^.\l"d\.\ri< ).\.--.\r(;r.sTts T.oiis Ci.ku 11-. horn 
August 12th, 1786: married A. I ). 1S1.\ ^^aria Uehni. horn 
A. I). 1786. and who died .\i)ril 11. 1S14. leavin.ij one chiM. 
Maria Lcopoldine. horn Auril _M. 1S14. which dau|L,diter was 
married to Harvey IX Ihij^ham. Xov. 4th. 18.^5. and died at 
Carthaj^e. Illinois. A. 1). 1872. .Kuyustus T.ouis ririch- married 
his second wife. I lenriette ReisenkampfF'-'. Oct. IIA. 1814. in 
Reval, Russia, and located at ."^t. I'etershurtr. and afterwanls 
moved to .\merica, where he died. Septemher I'l. 1841. 

The children of .Augfustus I,<mis I'lriclr". and I lenriette-'. his 
wife, are : 

•>. fohanna Rosalie .\ h. .^eptemher lOth. 1 8 1.-, at .<t. I'etcrs- 
hur.tr": died Oct. 21. I'KXl 

lb. Katharine Louise .\ h. Jamiary 2(1. 1817. at St. IVtershnrji: 
m. .\uijust 1.1th. 18.W. Rev. J. P.. C". Dorennis. in New ^■ork. and 
located afterwanls in Xew < )rleans. La.: d. Xov. 2.^th, 18.=^.V 

11. \uu:usta llem-iette .\ h. Xovemher 27th. 1824: m. .M ■• '' 
lOlh, 1851. David Mack, a lawyer, and located at (";nti 
Illinois, 



12, Louis William 3, b. August 30th, 1827; d. October 13th, 
1828. 

13, Edward Von Reisenkampff 3, b. Oct. 10, 1829; m. March 
22, 1853, at Springfield, Illinois, Maria \^an Doren Vreden- 
burgh. 

14, Henriette Wilhelmena 3, b. June 8th, 1832; m. Nov. 1st, 
1860, Ezra Windle, a merchant, at .Springfield, Illinois, and lo- 
cated at Carthage, Illinois. 

15, Charles Augustus 3. b. August 1st, 1835; d. Oct. 27, 1844, 
at Springfield, Illinois. 

16, Bartow Adolphus 3. b. February 12th. 1840; m. March 
31st, 1864, Helen Amelia Russell, on the farm in Livingston 
County, eighteen miles from the l^iiversity of Michigan at Ann 
Arbor, and located in Chicago, Illinois, as a lawyer and real 
estate dealer. 

OBIT CAR Y. 

Died — At Glenham, Dutches County, on the 16th of Septem- 
ber, A. D. 1841, after a lingering illness, borne with Christian 
resignation, August Louis Llrich, Esq., proprietor of the Glen- 
ham factory, and elder of the Reformed Dutch Church of Glen- 
ham. By this afflictive dispensation of an all-wise Providence, 
a large and interesting family have been bereaved of its head, an 
extensive circle of friends of a greatly esteemed member, and the 
church on earth of one of its most spirited, and active, and zealous 
ofifice-bearers. 

Mr. Ulrich was a highly cultivated gentleman, a generous 
and warm-hearted friend, a devoted, and liberal, and spirited 
Christian. To the church and social circle alike, an ornament 
and a blessing. The one he loved and supported with his prayers 
and his purse ; the other, enlivened and instructed from the stores 
of his highly cultivated mind. He was a native of Germany. 
His birth-place was Jena, in whose university he received his 
education, and from where he went a man of business, in quest 
of knowledge and of wealth. The life he led and the business 
he engaged in, made him acquainted with men and manners, in 
many of the cities of Europe. Moscow, St. Petersburg and 
London have at different times been the places of his residence. 
For the last eighteen or twenty years he has resided in the 
United States, and for the last fourteen or fifteen, in the place 
where he breathed his last. 

But chiefly as an active and zealous Christian must we pay the 
tribute of respect to our departed friend. Brought up in the 
Lutheran tenets as there observed, he passed the greater part of 
his life in ignorance of spiritual Christianity. On settling in 



Glciiliain. liowcvir, lu- attended at the ministrations of the Rev. 
\\'. S. 1 lever, pastor of the kefonued Dutch (.luirch of I-ishkill 
LaniHiii^, and muler his niinistr\ was hrou^hl to see the error 
of his former sentiments and practices, and le<l t(» devote himself 
anew to the service of his faithful Redeemer. an«l from that 
time to the day of his death, m.aint.iined the w.ilk and conversa- 
tion of a consistent Christian. In that service he was permittecl 
rejoicinj^ly to live and lahor for m.iny years, and in triumph.mtlv 
ha\ iuf^ served his generation, "to fall to sleep." 

The zeal and perseverance of the ileparted servant, within the 
last few years of his life, were hlessed as the instrumentality of 
establishing;", creating;; and j^ettinij into successful npcration the 
Reformed Dutch Church of (llenham. Seeing and feeling the 
importance of having religious privileges hrought home to a large 
p<ipuIation caring for none of these things, he set himself deter- 
niinately to work, and lahnred indomitably to accomplish this 
praiseworthy object, and he lived to see this desire of his heart 
fully realized. The church is his monument, and sweet will Ik 
his memory there, while Christ and his cause are dear to his 
people. And who can tell but that his ghul spirit will he privi- 
leged, as time and death gather their trophies to the grave, to 
welcome rejoicingly to the abodes of the blessed. uncounte«I 
numbers of redeemed souls, of whom it shall be written, they 
were "born there." 

r.lessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: 
vea. saith the s])irit. that they may rest from their lal)ors, and 
their works do follow them. 



Ulrichs ill (ii-nnany. 



The following are certified copies of the records in Jena of the 

faniilv of Augustus Louis I'lrich. my father: 

The late Private Counselor and Professor, J<»hn August Ilcin- 
rich Clrich. in Jena, born April i()th. ]7A(\ is the ehlest son ni 
Magister hVederick Xicol Clrich. late .Subdirector and afterwards 
Director of the Prince's College here, and his wife, Margaret 
Susanna, born Vkz, of this city, daughter of citizen and hurj^cr- 
master. h)hn I'itz. marrie<l June 14th. 174J. His other children 
were : 

1. Johanna Marie Clrich, l)orn June 8th, 1734, of whom noth- 
ing further is stated. 

3. Tohann Friedrich Clrich. who was the Prince's Counselor 



of Justice here, and whose son, Johann Friedrich Ulrich, was the 
Prince's Counselor, and leaves a son. 

a. Frederick August Bernhard Ottomar Ulrich, who is 
Counselor of Chancery, and Chief at the General Inspection of 
Customs, in Erfurt, for the principality here, and still lives. 

/). A daughter, Johanna Friedericke Ulrich, was married to 
Lawver John August Wolffart, who emigrated to America. 

4. ' John Gottlieb Ulrich, was Ofificer of Justice of the Jurisdic- 
tion of Rudolstadt and Blankenburg. He had several children, 
=;ons and daughters. He was born August 17th, 1752. 

5. Ernst Frederick Gottlieb Ulrich, born November 14th, 
1756, was married to Dorothea hViedericke Unbehaun, daughter 
3f Johann Michael Unbehaun, Counselor of the Prince, and 
Cashier of Customs, here. 

This voungest son of the College Director was a member of 
;he Prince's 15oard of Finance, and had many children, but most 
)i them died while quite young. The youngest daughter still 
ives. ( )ttilic L'lrich. single. The 2d daughter, Clara Pauline 
Cabriele Ulrich. died in 1871, as widow of Johann Ernst Francis 
[lomann, here. She leaves two daughters single, Mariane and 
riiecla Momann. and several grandchildren from a daughter 
iiarried to Counselor at Law, Obasius, in Konigsee, and a sou 
,vho died early, as Lawyer in Konigsee. Ason Paul Homann still 
ives. and is at present Surveyor in Zolstein. 

The above information has been gathered with much trouble 
uid expense of time, from the church register of the City Church 
lere, and of which parish there are nO' real registers up to the 
,-ear 1812, and therefore required much searching, all of which 
s hercbv officiallv certified. 

Rudolstadt, March Sth, 1873. 
'Rectory of the Principality, Sclru'ar.::b!tri;, Rudolstadt. 

Dr. F. E. Schumann, 
'r- s-1 Rector. 

Extracts from the Church Registers of the Protestant City Par- 
ish in Peiia. in the Granddukedoni, Saxe JVeiniar. Eissenach.] 

Air. Johann August Heinrich Ulrich. Doctor of Philosophv, 
"^rivate Counselor and Professor of Moral and I'olitical Philoso- 
)h\- here, born in Rudolstadt. ou the 2r)th of April, 1746, and died 
icre on_the 4th of February, 1813. Was married here on 29th of 
'une, 1783, to Miss Martha Caroline Paulssen, of this citv, second 
laughter of Mr. Johann Jacob Heinrich Paulssen, merchant, 
L'ounselor of Commerce and P>urgerma.ster, born here on the 9th 
)f September, 1762. and died here on the 20th of March, 1803. 
riie following were his children: 

1. Caroline Ulrich, born here October 17th, 1784. Died here 



Afay 3d. 1833. 

-. August [.ouis riricl), Ixini here August 13th, \7f<Ct. 

3. AuL^uM Leopold riricli. l)orn her |iily "Jth, 17'M. 

4. Carl W ilhrlni I liich. horn licrc" Sqitcnihcr 2Hth, 1/93. 
I )ic(l Ik-vv Jannarx . ISJJ. 

."^. ■ Moritz Anton I Irich, horn here January 31>t, 17'J5. Died 
in Hudson ]\i\-er in [' . S.. 1SJ5, iryinj;- to save hoy who fell in 
ri\er from hoat. 

(). Louise Kosalie Lhich, I)orn here January ifith, 17''7. Died 
here June 25th. 1S57. 

Carl Rohert L'lrieh. horn here l'el)rnarv L'di. 1800. Died lierc 
April 2d. 1803. 

The ahove is correctly and officially taken from the church reg- 
ister. 

Jena. March 18lh. 1873. 

fSK.XL OF THE CllCUril Or ST. MI(II.\1:L1S. .\T jKNA.] 

The Rrctory. 
Ci. < Ika.nge. 

CERTIIUATI-.S ( )!• i;.\ I'Tl.^.M. 

In \'oI. ^K pa.ue 248. the haptisnial records of St. Michaelis 
L'hurch. of this city, show that Mr. Dr. Johann \u}4;ust 1 leinrich 
L'lrieh, counselor of the Duke of .Sa.xon-Cohuri,^, l'rofess(»r t>i 
Philosophy and Political lu'ononiy. in this city, and Inspector of 
the Academical Consistory, &c., with his wife. Madame .Martha 
Caroline, horn Paulssen. have hegotten a son. who was horn iiere 
in Jena, on the 12th of .Xnj^nst. one thousand seven Innidred and 
eip;hty-six, Ijaptized on the 13th ej.. and w.'is named \upust 
Louis. 

This certificate of hirth and haptism is herewith truly certified. 
Sio\ Superintendent and Pastor at Teti;i, on the 2.^<\ of N'ovemher, 
1800. 

Christian- W'ii.hkl.m O.mi.kk, 
fSK.vr.. I Siifycrinfcnd. ami Rector. 

Jon AXX AdoU'II r,EOI'OLI) F.vssELirs. 

Parish Cleric. 

The daughter of Counselor Justus Johann von KiesenkamptT. 
and his wife. Charlotta Katherine. born W'ilken. was born on 23th 
of October, in the year 1797. and was baptized in .St. Olai Church, 
in this city, on the 15th of Xovember. in the same year, and named 
Henriette. .^uch has I)een taken from the church register in St. 
Olai. and certified sul) fide pastorali. 

Reval. .September 2(1. 1814. 

hLMir. .Xrci'.ST I'ickiun.wd .VKiDt.KK, 
Pastor of St. Ohii Church and .Issessor of the City Consistory. 

[seal of the church IX REVAL.] 




General and Admiral Albert V. Stosch. 
(Of the German Navy.) 



PRIVATE LETTER FROM PRUSSIA. 

The following is an extract from a letter received by Bartow 
A. Ulrich, of this city, from his cousin at Berlin, the wife of 
General A on Stosch, of the Prussian army. It was written at 
tlie time the news of Napoleon's surrender reached Berlin: 

Berlin, September 3, 1870. 
Respected Cousin: 

I thank you as a cousin and patriot for your kind letter. King" 
William telegraphed today that Napoleon had surrendered to 
him in oerson. This war, brought on by his arrogance, is. 
therefore, virtually at an <^\\d. for as McMahon has capitulated 
and surrendered his army as prisoners of war. Marshal Ba- 
zaine, who is now in Metz, must do the same, as he cannot 
expect other help, and Paris will be unable to struggle alone. 



Napoleon, as T understand, has preferred to surren<k'r himself 
as a prisoner of war to our chivalrous Kingf William and preserve 
his life. and. if possible, the .\ap(»leonic dynasty, rather than re- 
main in his own laud. It is really a terrible humiliation fur the 
hauf^hty I-'rench nation to see itself so completely e<in(|uered l)y 
des]Msed Germany — to have won scarcely a sinj.;le battle, and in 
ha\e shown her own piiiful con«lition to the eyes of the world. 
( )ur forefathers — if they are permitted to retain an interest in 
the other world in ihc affairs of this — would be pleased if they 
could see that the <lescendants of the French were compelled to 
pa\ {hv (lel)l th.ii I'lance owes to the "Fatherland"' for the hiuuili- 
ation and lroul)lc hroHLilil upon it in the i)ast. 

-My father's (your uncle I'lrich ) <ireatest wish was to see 
Strasbourg- a German city a.c^ain. His children have done their 
utmost to bring- about the accomjilishment of this desire. My 
husband, son and brother, and a large portion of the younger 
relatives of my mother, are in the field. The youngest brother 
of my husband, at the head of his regiment, was severely 
wounded, and has now died of his wounds. A nephew of mine, 
and a younger cousin of his, have also fallen in battle. So our 
family, like many others, has given some of the dearest to save 
the ■"Fatlierland," to punish onr hereditary foe, and to secure 
ourselves from him in the future. 

It is a pleasing sign of the times that all the Germans every- 
where, if ever so far from their old hotue and e\er so long, ab- 
sent, extend the warmest sympathy and a helping hand to us. 
Germany, united as it is now, has never shown so strong a de- 
termination to punish foreign overbearance. Our best and dear- 
est have willingly sacrificed their lives and shed their blood. 
Many severe losses have been sustained by the highest an<l 
wealthiest of our families, as well as the lowest and jjoorest ; still. 
no one wishes to stay at home as long as the decimated ranks 
require to be refilled. 

It is to be hoped that the event of the 2(1 of September will stop 
further bloodshed, and that diplomatic negotiations will result in 
such a manner that our efforts and losses will not have been in 
vain — such as all (icrmany desires, and as King William and 
Bismarck will endeavor to accomplish. 

MEETIXG OF r.IS>[.\RCK AXI> I-.Wkl-. 
Signing Preliminary Articles of Peace at I ersailles. 

In lanuarv. 1871, the Prussians had besieged Paris. January 
5th, tile French forces under Ganbetta were badly defeated and 
all hope was lost. Two days later, Jules Favre <aw r.i>marck. 
the iron chancellor, at \ersailles. and sued for peace. Forty 
thousand Parisians had already succumbed to the siege and there 



were onlv two weeks' provisions within tlie city walls. The 
treaty was suhsecjuently signed at In-ankfort, .Ma\ 10th. l-'rance 
was comi)ellc(l to cede Alsace, Lorainc. Metz and vStraussberg, 
and to i)av an indemnity of 1 ,000,(M)0,(]()0 tholcrs, a sum which 
was said ne\er eonid l)e paid, l>ut which was settled long before 
the time it was due. 

The following is a translation of a letter written by Admiral 
N'on Stosch to his wife. Rosa \'on Stosch, born Ulrich, giving 
an account of the meeting of IJismarck, Tliiers and Favre. The 
letter is taken from the life of Admiral and General Yon Stosch, 
jiublished by his son, L'lrich \'on Stosch: 

Versailles 26, 2, 1871. 

"The preliminary articles of peace w^ere signed today at a late 
hour. Yesterday I had the opportunity, w'hich was of great in- 
terest, of Ijeing present at the discussion between Bismarck and 
Thiers and Favre ; he was alone, and wanted me present, so as to 
have someone posted in military questions, to refer to. He had 
investigated the matter thoroughly. At the beginning he went 
out ; Thiers then opened a window. Just to say something, I re- 
marked, 'It is very warm.' Thiers said, 'especially, when one is 
treated as we are.' The two Frenchmen became very excited, 
and made long speeches over each remark and proposition. Fin- 
ally Bismarck said, 'This will not do; at this rate. we will never 
get ahead. 1 must ask vou to answer in definite counter propo- 
sitions.' 

"Thiers: 'lUit they must be ]M-oven.' 

"Ilismarck: "No you must entrust that to me, so that I may 
understand the facts myself. At all events I must beg you to 
have more control over your language, and keep your offensive 
remarks within bounds. You are supreme in France and your 
power now is unlimited. I, on the contrary, am bound by my 
instructions, and it becomes you to be milder. I am bound to 
follow the demands of my sui)eriors. You know that we must 
begin to shoot Monday if we have not finished then. You must 
thoroughly understand this. Today we are discussing the ques- 
tion, and have sjient seven hours alreadv, which does not agree 
with my health.' 

'■'1 he h'renchmen were very much chagrined at this '])hilippic' 
and Thiers cried time and again, 'Imc, m\- Count!" "Fie, mv 
Count!' Finally they said they could go no farther and rode 
home. Today they are again here and have, as I am informed, 
concluded to sign the Preliminary .Articles of Peace. 

"The poor men cannot arri\e at any conchision, as Ilismarck 
is continually putting more stiijulations in the i)reliminary treaty. 
He wants to be entirely free from the l'"renchmen before others 



have nn opportiinit\ \n interfere, and he will >ucccc(i. These 
long" (liscnssions reiiniri' an endnnnus anionnt i>f streii^h, ami 
he will make himself ill; it is eertain. iii»wever. that \u- will 
sncceed in the end. I h()])e to he thrt)n}.j;h with m\ duties at the 
heacUjuarlers ol the Uinjj^. and return hduie with him in the 1)0- 
ginnint:;- of March. 1 low will the wDrk of the ministry suit? 
Today the waters are playini; in hoiiitr of tlu- Kin^ of \Vurten- 
burg." 



ULRICHS IN GERMANY. 



There are no Ulrichs in America descendants of Dr. August 
Heinrich Ulrich, father of A. L. Ulrich, who came to America 
in 1818, except those mentioned above and their children. 

The two daughters of Dr. Leopold August Ulrich, brother of 
A. L. Ulrich are Her Excellency Rosa Von Stosch, wife of the 
late General \'on Stosch, who was at one time minister of the 
Imperial Admiralty of Germany, and Her Excellency Matilda 
\'on Kritter, widow of General Adolph Von Kritter, Goettingen, 
Germany. The only son, Moretz, of Dr. Leopold August Ulrich, 
of Prussia, died during the Franco-Prussian war. He was Major 
in the German army. 

Ulrich Von Kritter, surviving son of Matilda and General Von 
Kritter, is in the German army and an officer on the General's 
staff in Berlin. 

Adolph. the eldest son, while an officer in the German army, 
died and left a wife and several children, who live at Hannover. 

Anna von Kritter, daughter of Mathilda von Kritter, died 
March 15th, 1894, at Goettingen, Germany. 

Sofie von Kritter married Professor Paul Falkenberg, of Ros- 
tock University; has four children. 



NOTICES REFERRING TO ULRICHS IN GERMANY. 

Koeningliche Geheime Medicinal and Regierungs Rath. Dr. 
August Leopold Ulrich, died at Coblenz, Germany, Nov. 22nd, 
1858. P)rother of Louis Augustus Ulrich. 

Sr. Excellenz den Generallieutenant, Z. D. Adolph von Kritter, 
died at Goettingen May 28th, 1892. 

Herr Adolph von Kritter, son of Mathilda von Kritter, Geb. 
Ulrich, died at Salzberg, July 21st, 1899. 

Ulrich von Kritter was married to Frieda von Beaulieu Mar- 
conny, daugliter of the late Major A. D. Freiherrn von Beaulieu 
Marconny at Berlin. 

Rosa von Stosch, widow of Admiral von Stosch, geb. Ulrich, 
died at Oestrich in Reingau, July 26th, 1902, leaving one daugh- 
ter, Louise Freifrau von Llollen, who lives at Kiel, Germany; 
Ulrich von Stosch, who lives at Oestrich, and two other sons 
who are, or have been, in the Navy or Army. 



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Mrs. i li:.\'kiiiTTA Ui.ru-h. 
(Born Vdu RL'i^enk:iinpff.) 



\u\" Ri:isi:.\K.\Mri'i-s. 

I XidM l'I.i:il-: ( IhlNKAI-OCN- n|- ^l^ M(Hlllk'> I-'WIIIA IN l\ts>l\. 

I'lKSr Cl'.XI'-.K \T|( ).\. 1. Ifsirs joiiANN \on Kkiskn- 

Kwin I ' was horn A. 1). . and niarrii-d 1775. his wilV. (har- 

l-'tla Katharine \\ill<in. who (Hcd A. I). IXUJ. Justus jt.hanu 
\oii RristnkanipH"', Colk-ctor of Customs. Koval. (hcd at that 
l)lacc . 

'I ho chililrcn nf |uslu> johann \ on KciM-nUaniplT' .and (hai- 
Inlia Katharini' Welkin were: 

2. I. CO] )( lid 2. ]). ; d . in infancy. 

.1. I"rc(hica 2. h. ; d. , in infancv. 

4. Lcopolchna 2. h. ; ni. A. D. ]H(Y). William I luck. 

a merchant, located in St. lVtersl)nr;^-. Knssia. d.. aiL;e<l 7.^. \ I ). 
1SY)3. 

.■^. Justine 2, ; m. I )r. \(lol|)hu> Kauch. a physician 

in St. Petershurcr. Russia, d. A. H. ISM. IJushan.l <licd" \i)ril 
.^Uth. 1864. 

6. Charlotta 2. . 

7. lUiirietta 2. h. Xov. < .. 17<^7: m. Oct. 22d. 1S14. .\u.-ust 
Ijniis ririch. a mercha.nl of St. I 'eterslnu-ij-. T\u>>ia. afterward^ 
located at I'ishkill. \. \'.. in .\merica. 

X, Dorothea 2. h. ; m. ISIS. Dr. Rc-ismkaniplV. of 

l\r\;il, Russia. 



h>om .Sprinjnfield. 111.. Journal. Sei)t. .^. 1SS7: 

MRS. ri. Kiel rs i-rxi-.K \i.. 

The I'inal Solemn Riles I 'aid to a ( ireat-( irandmotiier. 

The funeral of Mrs. Ilenrietta I'lrich. .*^aturd;iy afternoon, was 
numerously attended, her own descen<Iants and their connections 
alone heinj^- a larc^e asscmhly. .\ jnreat-ii^randmother'> funeral i^ 
itself unusual, hut. besides bein.Lj buried in her '")ih year, a ^on. 
I-".. R. riricii, near 60. himself the parent of a lartje family, spoke 
substantially as follows: 

"I!y request 1 make a few remarks personally with rej.,'ar<l to 
our departed mother, not in eulorjy. hut in testimony to the ijlory 
of our Lord Jesus Christ. When the deceaseil first came to this 
country from Germany, about (i\ years at^o. she was a stranger 
to the Lord Jesus. Then the precious word was put into her 
hand. althou|crh she was brout^th up nominally a professor, and 
she knew lliin and believed in Ilim. Then, in vears afterwards. 
when she was left bereaved, a widow, a widow fi>r more than half 
her life, in those years of trial, when circumstances pressed and 



difiiculties seemed to beset her on every hand, one thought she 
left impressed on my heart was, the wonders of that faith, that 
could see beyond it all. May our hearts really have confidence in 
God for our own children and children's children to the third and 
fourth generation, for God is able to bless us all. And O truly, 
out of a full heart, I can praise God, if for one thing above all 
others, for a Godly mother." 

After some further words by Mr. Rule, the obsequies closed 
with a hymn beginning as follows : 

"In heavenly love abiding, 

No change my heart shall fear, 
And safe in such confiding. 

For nothing changes here ; 
The storm may roar without me. 

My heart may low be laid. 
But God is round about me, 
And can I be dismayed ?" 



THE VON REISENKAMPFFS. 

Justine, daughter of Justus Johann Von Riessenkampfif, mar- 
ried Dr. Adolph Ranch. Two daughters, living in Russia, are 
Her Excellency Ida Von Hesselberg, widow of General Von 
Hesselberg, Riga, Russia, whose daughter married Herr Dr. 
Med Eberhard Von Hautenfeld, in Riga, Russia, and Her Ex- 
cellency Rosa Von Dahn, widow of General Von Dahn, who lives 
in East Land on her estate. 

General Otto Von Ranch, a son of Dr. Adolph Ranch, was 
ten years a General Lieutenant and corps commander in the 
Russian army and died several years ago. He was in the 
Crimean war. He left a wife and several children. 

Riga, Theater Boulevard 8, March 20, 
My dear Cousin: 

A thousand pardons for not having answered your kind letters 
before now, though my long silence was due to my eyesight not 
being good. Now, God be thanked, I can at least write and 
read by daylight, though not in the evening, which is rather 
irksome to me, as I like to be always active. However, there is 
still much to be thankful for, that the difificulty was only tem- 
porary. 

t read with interest your communications in regard to your 
daughter Ilelcne, who has so fine a voice that you are planning 
to have it developed in Italy and Paris, in which I wish the best 
success; also your other daughters who are developing each her 



incliviclual talent in Berlin. I am not much ac(inainted in Berlin 
and will [nobahly not undertake a journey there, Init would be 
very glad to have your dauQ^hters visit me here; if they shoidd 
feel so inclined, they will he welcomed hy me. The environs 
of Riga are not particularly beautiful, but Riga is a very jjretty 
town — has interesting olil churches and hne buildings. In the 
month of May we will remove to the Strand, where I have 
rented a villa, and where my daughter and her husband and 
little son will live with me. llere too we will be easy to reach, 
as it will be only three-quarters of an hour's ride by rail from 
Riga. 



December 8, 1902. 
My dear Cousin: 

I wish to thank you very much for kindly remembering me, 
and especially for the pretty poem, which is the same as the one 
that reached me at Ems, in those days when we first got ac- 
quainted, and there, as well as in Heidelberg, we passed a pleasant 
time. Forty-two years have passed since that time, and how 
many of our dear ones have gone home since! I wrote you, I 
think, that my sister Rosa, widow of General-Adjutant Von 
Dehn, and nivself, are the last two of our numerous family circle. 
!\Iy other sister, six weeks ago, lost her only son. He was o\\\y 
48 years old, a big, strong man, a General in Germany, and he 
left military service when he got married anrl managed his do- 
minion at Estland. A wife and five children survive him. My 
other sister is 78 years old, and at that age she had to sulTer this 
loss, and may the Lord help her to bear her sorrow ! At the 
request of her son and his wife she has been living with them 
and enjoyed herself in the company of her grandchiMren. She 
has three daughters yet, the oldest of whom is the Baroness dc 
\\'rangel, a w idow, who lives on her dominion at Kstlantl ; the 
second daughter is the ]?aroncss Von Stackelberg, whose hus- 
band still lives and has a family of 10 children, three of win mi 
are married ; they all live in Estland on their respective domin- 
ions ; the third one is also a widow. She was married to Otto 
Von Dehn, her cousin, the son of my sister Marie, the one you 
saw at Ems. He was a very busy and prominent lawyer at 
Petersburg, and died several years ago. After the death of her 
husband she bought a dominion for herself also, in Estland, near 
her mother's, and retired ; her oldest son studied law at Peters- 
burg and passed the state examination ; he was so much attached 
to the sea that he is now an officer in the navy. The second son 
is studying medicine at Petersburg; he is very gifted, and takes 
probably after his great-grandfather. One boy and one girl arc 



school children yet. My sister Marie Von Dehn, whom you 
have known, had five sons, four of whom died, three of which 
went Home before her, one went after her, and one is living, 
also in Estland on the parental dominion. In Petersburg, where 
formerly lived my brothers, sisters and relatives, there now sur- 
vives the youngest son of my oldest brother, whose parents died 
long ago. He has a lovely wife, from Schwerin (Mecklenburg), 
Miss Von Schierstedt, and three sons. The oldest son of my 
oldest sister, Leopoldine Von Sadler, lives there, who is a man 
of 68 years, a widower of a daughter of an aunt of mine, a sister 
of your mother's, who was married to one Dr. (Med.) Von 
Riesenkampff, in Reval. from a different family than our mother, 
and they were not at all related. George Von Sadler is the 
owner f)f a factory which his son is managing, together with 
himself, and is married; he has two married daughters. One 
daughter of my oldest sister is married to the celebrated phy- 
sician Geheimrath (a secret imperial adviser) V^on Rauchfuss, 
the family physician to the imperial children. He is quite famous. 
They live in Petersburg. They have no children. Another 
(laughter is the wife of a Senator (or Staatrat), and lives in the 
government of Kiev, and one of her sons is an agriculturist and 
the manager of three doiuinions of a Russian general (agricul- 
tural dominions). Another one is in the service of the Imperial 
Ivussian (iovernment r>ank. is the su]:)ervisor of a branch bank 
at Window (Government of Kourland). Another daughter has 
just finished her education at Karlsruh and Antwerp as painter; 
she has settled down in Kiev in Imsincss as an artist ; she opened 
a studio and also gives lessons. The younger daughter studies 
medicine at IJern : they say she is very gifted and was very anx- 
ious to take up that study. At the present time the female youth 
is very much inclined to study (meaning the modern young 
women ). 1 like it pretty well, but I do not belong to the modern 
women, who believe so much in the advancement of woman- 
hood. Tlie children and grandchildren of mv sister Justinie Von 
Seidlitz live jmrtly in CJermany and partly in Dorpat, and on their 
dominions in Estland. The hvo children of my yoiiiii^cst brother, 
(iciicral-Lieiitciiaiit Otto Von Ranch, are married. The son is a 
Genera! and commands a cavalry rcg,iuient in the south of Riissia, 
ill Kischineff. not far from his paternal dominio)!. which is very 
pleasant for him. as he owns it. He married a year ago one 
Princess Galitziii ami his sister married a couple of years ago one 
Hcrr Von Skarjinsky. They live part of the time at Petersburg, 
and another ]xart of the time on their dominions in the southern 
part of Russia. 'Phus I liave looked up all my brothers and sis- 
ters and relations for you. But I am sorry to say that of all that 
long and interesting life of my father's there are no remaining 



tokens. In h.l:;ii(1 to ilir coat of anus of my j^raiulfalhcr, Von 
RicsenkaiuptT. 1 luvor i^ot a oupy ni it srnt to iin', as he had no 
son, and the lour dauLihtcrs i^dt nianicd, and mi I lannot j^ive 
yon any further infonnalion as tt» tlial. 

I took oreat interest in tlie inf(»rniatit>n \(»n }^ave me re}.(ar<hnjj 
your children, and I am so <;Iad thai your daujuhter makes such 
a success of it in the musical world, and that your .sons are well 
fixed, and I pray you to suhmil to them my sincere jj^reelin^s. 

l-roni llie new address you will see that we have moved, one 
storv hii^h. and llir Retten I'elds have contracted for two .aiiarl- 
ments on the second story. The residence, as well as the loca- 
tion, is verv i)rettv, as we liave hefore ns that heantifnl Schuetzeii- 
tiarten ( National < inard i'arkl. and a little lawn separates our 
house from the street. M\ L^randchildren have also lK)U}.jht for 
themselves a hou-sc. I have my dwellintj very pleasantly arrauL^ed. 
\\'ell, I am i^oinq- to close: 1 have trd<en too ;L,n-eat an advantai;e 
now of your patience. 

Heartily greets you and wishes you all that is goofl. 

Your old cousin. 

Ii).\ \d\ I li:ssi:i.i!i".i<r;. 



P. S. — Too had that Chicago is so far distant, otherwise I 
would respond to your kind invitation and come to the IC.xposi- 
tion. Thank vou for the same. .\ nephew of mine. Rittmeister 
Alfred \'on Ranch, Adjutant to the General-C Jovernor of Poland. 
General Gnrks, will prohahly come. liesides this I have to report 
that the son of a cousin of my hnshand. Mans Kherfeld. has heen 
in St. Louis for several months. He is a well educated man, 
graduate of the Dor])at rni\er>it\. who has recently taken up 
journalism, and on account of lack of em])loyment and want of 
sufficient means tf) live without work has concluded to try his 
fortune in America. His address is St. Louis, Eden tollegc. 
^Missouri, lie is engaged in St. Louis during the day. and for 
the present is a guest at h'den College. Have you any connec- 
tions there? H vou could at any time assist the young man with 
advice or help you would confer a great favor upon me. 

GENERAL-LIEUTENANT OTTO VON RAUCH. 

General-Lieutenant ( )tto \ on Ranch, commanding general of 
the LSth armv corps, died in War.saw. The Cologne Zcitung 
writes of him thus: The Russian army loses one of its most 
competent generals, who in case of a large war no doubt would 
have plaved a most important part. Ranch, horn in \K^4, already 
distinguished himself in Uie Crimean war, especially in the last 



campaio-n, as leader of the first guard infantry division, at the 
head of which he fought with great personal courage in a series 
of encounters, so that" in the Russian army the German proverb 
was adopted, "Kein Feuer ohne Ranch" (No fire without smoke). 
During the last year, in consequence of a reconstruction of 
two army corps, he was appointed Commander of the 15th corps. 
Deceased was one of the few remaining persons of high position 
bearing a German name, and with Protestant belief. 



The Russian newspapers and journals, as well also as the 
German newspapers in Russia, contained long and appreciative 
necrologies. Just now there lies at my side a Russian journal in 
which his portrait is on the same leaf with Moltke's. 

Ihre Excellence, 

Ida Von Hesselberg, 

Riga, Russia. 

Is it possible that the announcement of the engagement of my 
daughter, two and one-half years ago, did not reach you ? I sent 
you one, and believe I also wrote you. My daughter married 
a Lievlandish nobleman, Dr. of Med. Eberhard Von Rautenfeld; 
he is a practicing doctor, specialist for nervous diseases, and son 
of a wealthy landowner near Riga. My daughter is very happy, 
her husband is very devoted to her, and their one and a half year 
old son adds greatly to their happiness. They live only a few 
doors from us, so I can reach them daily and rejoice over my 
child and grandchild. 

Since I know that you are also interested in my brothers and 
sisters, I will impart a few facts in regard to them, though, alas, 
some sad ones too. Last summer I suffered the loss of my last 
and dearest brother. He was the youngest of us, 57 years, a 
strong and still young-looking man, and a General-Lieutenant 
and commander of an army corps in Warsaw. Enclosed I send 
an obituary notice from a foreign journal, which shows that he 
was known as a competent General, even outside of his own 
fatherland. I mourn deeply the loss of my beloved brother. 
Wc grew up together and loved each other dearly. He died 
after having recovered from an attack of heart failure. Half a 
year previous to his death he had brought his wife, who was 
dangerously ill, to Cannes, where she still remains with her 
daughter, who is maid-of-honor to the Empress, but now faith- 
fully nurses her mother, who will have to undergo a severe 
surgical operation ; besides this daughter my dear brother left 
one son, who is Captain in the army and is now in Petersburg. 
My sister, Mary (Von Dohn), whom you met formerly at Ems, 



is now 68 years old, was very ill :il St. I'otorshiut:', but is now 
convalescent and has returned t<' lur estate in l-'stland. My 
sister Rosa, \\i<l(^w of ( ioneral-Adjulant and ("orps ('(UMinaiKU-r 
\ on Dehni in Riga, who died 12 years a,i;ii. now rfsi<les with 
her son and his family on her estate at Kstland. My oldest sister. 
Justine Von Seidlitz, is also a widow, as wc four sisters all are. 
She mourns the death of her yuun^est son, a man <»f over 4<) 
years, who died a week after the death of our helovcfl hrotla-r 
at a health resort in Thuerintjen. She lives with an umnarriefl. 
charming and intellectual daughter in Dorpat ; her married s<tns 
and daughter live on their estates near Dorpat. My sister Rosa 
made me a visit of ten days last fall, which gave me great joy. 

Now I have taxed your patience to a great extent, and mu^t 
close. Love to your wife from the distant, unac(|uainted cousin, 
who has already passed her 6(3th year, and is nearing her final 
goal. May our blessed Saviour help us all not to stray from the 
true path ! 

Now farewell, give my love also to your children, and with 
kindest regards to yom'self, I remain 

Your cousin, 

Ida \'o.\ llF.ssi:r.ni:!ni. 



Canns, France, Oct. l.Sth, l.VAS. 
Dear Bro. Baiioz*.': 

\\ e met on our travels through Italy, a Russian I'rincess from 
Moscow, formerly a Ww ^'ork lady, married to I'rince Cantacu- 
cens, who, I think, was the great-grandaughter of (leu. CJrant. 
When we left (ienoa, we met Lieutenant-( ieneral {•onserjuinzer- 
ewsky on the cars, lie formerly hail been chief of stafT to our 
cousin. Gen. von Ranch, and he also knew the husband of ou" 
cousin, Ida, den. von I fesselberg, who was formerly statione<l 
in Polanrl. K. 1\. I't-Kicir. 

NOTICES OF REISFXK.AMPFFS IN RUSSIA. 

Ada von He>--elberg. daughter of Td;i voii llessell)erg. nie 
Ranch to TTerrn Doctf)r Med. Eberhardt von Rautenfebl at Riga. 
Aug. 1888. 

Leopold von Iluck. nie RiesenkampfF. died .Vug. l.^th. 1854. at 
St. Petersbur"-, Russia. 



AUGUSTUS LOUIS ULRICH AND HIS FAAIILY. 



[A Record of the most important instances connected with the 
Ulrich and Rciscnkampff family., arranged by my mother, at 
Hyde Park, Cook County, III., October loth, 1872.] 

Professor Johann August Heiurich Ulrich (see Appleton's Bi- 
oo-raphical Dictionary) was a German philosopher. He became 
professor in the Jena University, of Saxony, Germany, when 
nineteen years of age. He afterwards became director, or presi- 
dent of the university. In 1773 he was married. His wife was 
the daughter of Mr. Paulssen, a wealthy merchant in Jena, who 
carried on a flourishing- business with the American Colonies dur- 
ing the American Revolution. 

Professor Ulrich and wife were highly spoken of by all who 
knew them, and much beloved, and their estimable qualities re- 
lucmbered for many years in their community. They had seven 
children : Caroline, Augustus Louis, Augustus Leopold, Carl 
Wilhelm, Rosalie, Anton Moretz, and Carl Robert. The mother 
died before children were grown. 

After many years (181^) the old Professor Ulrich died. The 
family then broke up housekeeping. The younger brothers -iCoil 
to different colleges, and the youngest sister to a friend. 

Caroline visited her brother, Augustus Louis, in St. Petersburg. 

Augustus Louis Ulrich sent his younger brother, Moretc, to an 
institution near London, England, to be educated, where he re- 
tiuiined until he joined his brother, and assisted hi))! in his e.vten- 
sii'c mercantile business in St. Petersburg. 

When A. L. Ulrich left St. Petersburg and went to London, 
Ins family, acco)npanied by his sister Caroline, moved to Jena 
and kept house in the old family mansion of the Ulrichs. 

Meanwhile. Mr. A. L. Ulrich removed to Nezv York, America, 
(Did after tliree years made arrangements for his brother. Moretz. 
to bring his family over to the Nezi' World, where they arrived 
July 4th, 182 1. 

Dr. Wilhelm Ulrich, the second son of Professor Ulrich, was 
a noble, excellent, and highly educated man — a "Dr. of Law." 

Rosalie lived until she zcas si.rty years of age. at Jena, leading 
a christian and useful life. • 

Dr. .higust I^eopold Ulrich settled in Coblent:;. Prussia. U'as 
one of the family physicians of Augusta, the Queen of Prussia, 
lie was a Staats Rath for Secret Counselor of the King), and 
had general superintendence of all the military hospitals located 
at Coble ntr:. 

lie married a wealthy lady from Frankfort on the Main named 
Von Der LozAcn. 



Justus Johann '-on Rci'sruknntpff nas the sou of a i^cntlcman 
ivho xi-as a hii^hly- rcsf>ccti\i citizen of Rc'\il, Russin. ->.hiclt place 
is situated on the Gulf of l-inhmd. lie x<.as sent by his father to 
(.ier)iiany, in order to attend the Uniz'ersity of Jena. Returnini^ 
to his natiz'c to7C)i, he 7eas on^loyed at the Port of Rez'al, and on 
account of his ability atul i^ood deportment, he Xitts appointed 
Cashier of the Port, a 7-ery responsible and lucrative position, 
zchieh he held for 07er thirty years — bearini^ the title of Staats 
Rath. 

Soon after his return from Germany, he married the daui^hter 
of Mr. ll'ilken. a merchant, in the year ijSf,. 

Charlofta li'ilkeu was a lovely j^irl. and made a faithful wife. 
The couple bci^aii life in moderate circumstances, and with econ- 
omy and industry, soon had the confidence of the public and many 
friends, whose respect they retained as /ojj.c '^•^ they liied. They 
lost their two oldest children. Leopold and Fredericha, in infancy; 
a sad stroke for them. After several years elapsed, they were 
blessed zi'ith five daui^hters — Leopoldena. Justine, Charlotta. llen- 
rielte. and Dorothea, healthy and handsome children. 

Mrs. Rcisenkampff took a i^reat deal of pains to educate her 
children. She was an e.vcellent mother. She died in the year 
1802. The father placed his two eldest daui^hters in a French 
boardiuii school, where they received the best instruction possi- 
ble to obtain. The two little o)ies 7i.'ere left under the care of a 
good faithful nurse, and a kind aunt. Mrs. Huck, who after-wards 
took them to her home. This answered for a while, hut the chil- 
dren were finally beconiiiiii ne,c:lected. when a fa\i>rahle chani^c 
was made for them. ./;/ old widoii- lady. Madam Rhoda, zcas 
providentially obtained by Mr. Rcisenkampff, to take charge of 
the family. 

At this time occurred the death of his z^'idoz^'cd sister-in-lazi', 
Mrs. Behin. z>.'ho left /ti-o daughters. Mashi)ika (or .Maria). 
Elizabeth, and a son. Joachim, zeho zi'as studying in college. As 
he zvas appointed their guardian, he felt it his duty to take them 
Info his house. z<.'here they renuiined until they married. 

Madam Rhoda zvas a fine, pious, conscientious lady, and 
trained up her young charges to become useful and sensible 
women. They u'crc si.v lively, girls together, until one after an- 
other found suitable partners, and left the paternal roof and 
guardian care of Mr. Reisenkamptf. 

Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Rehm. married a 
young Xobleman. Henry ziir Miihler. rSocj. zAio prozrd a good 
husband. They lived on his estate, haz-ing serfs under their con- 
trol. They had fizr sons and one daughter. 

The same year, jSoq, Leopoldena. the eldest daughter «.)f Mr. 
Rcisenkampff. married Ikt cousin. William I luck, who was a 



7i-ealth\! merchant in St. Petersburg. 

Jjist'inc Rciscnkampff zuas a beautiful girl, and from her child- 
hood ivas admired by all, and especially by Adolph Ranch, zvho 
lived in the same neighborhood. He studied at Darport, a Uni- 
versity in Prussia, and Unally settled in St. Petersburg, as a phy- 
sician. He proved himself to be a zvorthy young man, indus- 
trious and talented. The tzvo zvere finally married young. They 
had nine children, zvhom they lived to see grozv up around them 
under favorable circumstances, well educated, and finally marry- 
ing zvell, and raising families to be a blessing to the old couple. 
In 1824, Dr. Ranch, zvho zuas created Staats Rath, and a 
Xoblcnian, became the Court physician, and attended the Em- 
press Alexander, consort of Czar Nicholas. 

Dr. Ranch procured large possessions in Odesse, north of 
Russia, and also in Finland, zvhich he turned over to his sons to 



manage 



hi 181^. Maria (or Mashinka) Bchiii, the oldest of Mr. Reis- 
cnkampff's nieces, making d visit to St. Petersburg, to her cousin, 
Leopoldcna Huck, made the acquaintance of the partner of Mr. 
Ulllielni Huck, Mr. Augustus Louis Ulrich, and they zvere 
married the follozving year. They lived in handsome style, Mr. 
Ulrich being zvcalthy, and zvere happy together. Their happi- 
ness, hozvcvcr, zvas of short duration. After a period of illness, 
she died, leaving a little daughter to her bereaved husband, zvho 
named the little one Mary. 

Mr. Ulrich often zvent to Rcz'al on business, that city being 
used as the port of St. Petersburg. He visited often zvhile there 
tJie family of the uncle of his deceased ivife, the Reisenkampff's, 
zvhcre his zvife had found a home zvhen left an orphan. 

Hcnriette, the third daughter, though quite young, soo)i be- 
came his faz'oritc, and in due time he begged her to become a 
nwtlier to Jiis motherless child. In 1814 she became his zvife, 
and took the child into her arms, and cared for it as if it zvas her 
o7i<)!. Leaving the schoolroom, she became the mistress of a 
large household, and endeavored to do her duty in that position. 

Not yet seventeen years old, the young zvife enjoyed the luxu- 
ries of zvealth, and the gaieties of the great Russian metropolis, 
exceedingly zvell. All zvas nczv to her, and she zvas perfectly 
happy. She turned her attention, hozvever, princi pally to making 
a pleasant home, as her tastes were naturally domestic. It zvas 
fortunate for her in after life that this zvas so, for the depriva- 
tions that she had to encounter zvere not so hard to oz'crcomc 
as they otherzvise zvotdd have been. Her husband and herself 
found happiness in each other's society, and in their little family. 
Their great zvorldly losses in after years, zvere turned, by the 
grace of God, to spiritual blessin<rs. 



Three years tJiey Jived very prosperously, happy aud f^ay iti St. 
Petersbiirt^. ihe u-orld seemed so brii^ht and full of enjoyment. 
Tivo little i^irls. Johannn and Katherine, icere born, ivhich, to- 
r^ether li'itli little Mary, formed an interestiui^ little trio, and 
added much to the happiness of the youut^ mother, especially as 
the best of nurses zvere procured to take the entire charge, and 
reliez'e her from all care. The i)iduli:;ent husband encouraged 
her taste for music by hiring teachers for her, and listening to 
her with much pride, fie also accompanied her to concerts, 
operas, balls, and all the great public assetnblages of the Court 
of the Emperor Alexander. In summer they moved to those 
beautiful Islands, formed by canals, where the Imperial Palaces, 
and beautiful gardens and fountains teere located. Mr. ll'm. 
Huck, tcith his u-ife. Leopold, Dr. Ranch, leith his wife, Justine, 
and Mr. Ulrich, with his wife, all having rural sionmer resi- 
dences for their separate families. They all enjoyed themselves 
rrrv much, going upon delightful excursions by land and by 
zi>aier. The Sabbath was taken for many of these amusements, 
for during the week the husbands had to be in the city attending 
to their business. Having no Lutheran Church near — only the 
Greek Catholic Church being there for the Russians — our party 
being Germans, were led to desecrate the holy day, almost un- 
cojiscious of the great sin we 7i'ere committing. But a kind Provi- 
dence had foreordained that it should not always continue so. 

While we were thus drifting with the tide of gayety and pros- 
perity of the metropolis, there came to us a sudden and un- 
expected reverse of fortune. The establishment in which A. L. 
Ulrich and IVm. Huck ^i'crc f>artners, suffered great losses, in 
consequence of some arbitrary and sudden changes in the policy 
of the government relating to certain commercial transactions. 
This broke up the firm. .Mr. Ulrich had a third partner in Lon- 
don, and tried first to settle there. But he changed his mind, and 
concluded to seek to repair his losses in the nezo 7i:orld. He 
intended to enter info the merc:intile business in Ncxv York City. 
The cargo of goods zAiich he ordered from Europe, Xv-aj entirely 
lost by an unfortunate shiptereck. This discouraged him, and 
he resolved at last to settle in Rahzvay, Nciv Jersey, and turn hif 
attention to the manufacturing of cloth, of xvhich he possessed a 
good, theoretical knowledge, though this was attended xcith a 
great sacrifice of personal comfort. 

Mrs. Ulrich, accompanied zeith the children, and her sister- 
in-lazv, Caroline Ulrich. in the mean time made a z'isit to her 
beloved father, in Rez'al, Zi'lo zi'ould like to hazr kept his 
favorite daughter u-ith him. but she could not stay, knozcing her 
husband z<'ished her to join his family, in Jena, Saxony, in order 
to accustom herself to a more domestic life, and learn from his 



iutclllgi'iit and practical rclatircs and friends there, the art of 
hoiisckecpiii,^. It zi'as a bitter trial to take leave of the dear old 
father and loving sisters, Zi'hoin she never expected to see rr^ain 
in this 7corld, ivhich it took years to overcome. But the Lord 
zcas i:ood to the poor young icife zvith her three darling children, 
ill procuring for her new friends in Jena, her husband's native 
place. Shezvas received by his sisters, brothers, and friends, zvith 
open arms and the kindest consideration. It zvas comforting, but 
it could not replace the dear old home, nor could it overcome the 
loneliness produced by the absence of the beloved husband. This 
zcas in iSip. Then it came to pass that the precious old Book, 
zchich zvas in that age sadly neglected, zvas opened by her, for 
consolation and instruction. There zvas no preacher or pious 
friend zvho could lead the suffering child to the dear Saviour. 
Vufortiinately, all zvcre infidels or Unitarians, under the name, 
hozvever, of Lutherans. But — blessed be His name! — the Lord's 
gracious Spirit revealed itself to the depressed heart. 

The sermon on the mount, uttered by our Saviour, zvith its 
beatitudes, and St. John's Gospel, first brought the nezu light into 
her soul. A most astonishing faith and trust took hold of her, 
zvhich never left her, but rather grezv stronger through her zvhole 
life of trust. This gaz'c her, zvhen afterwards a zvidozv, zvondcr- 
ful strength, endurance, and cheerfulness, through many trying 
scenes. The Lord opened the zvay by zvhich he zvould also 
gradually lead every one of her large family to our common 
Saz'iour, and many of those trials zvhich zvere considered z'cry 
heavy, zvere turned tJirough the zvill of tlie Holy Spirit, into great 
blessi}igs. 

Some years previous to this time, and after the death of old 
professor Ulrich, Louis Ulrich had sent his youngest brother, 
Moretz'. to an institution near London, to Unish his education. 
There he had remained until he joined his brother Louis, in St. 
Petersburg, and assisted Jiim in his business. He zvas an active 
and intelligent young man, and quite a favorite zvith all the family. 
Having been taught by his teacher in England,' to appreciate and 
read the Bible, lie presented his sisfer-in-lazv zinth the first copy 
of the Bible she ever possessed in her life. This zvas the book 
ivliich nozv proved of so much comfort and spiritual blessing to 
her. 

After the family broke up in St. Petersburg, Moretc remained 
there tzvo years, till liis brother made arrangements for him to 
bring his family, and a faithful Russian servant girl over to the 
new zvorld. It proved a great trial again to leave all the kind 
friends of her nezv home, zvhere she enjoyed the company of her 
sister-in-lazv, Caroline, and Rosalie, and her brother Wilhclm, 
with zvhom she had lived z'ery happily for tzvo years and a half. 



/;) ///(' old I'lricli family mansion, and surrounded by many kind, 
old friends of the family ( 1821). Hut livini^ in hopes of hai'iuii 
very soon a delii^htfnl re-union of her o'oi dear little family, 
made all difJieulties easily to he oirreome. Lea-i-ini^ llamhurii 
7eitli a Ciennan Mereliant I'essel (no steamers then i^oiu}^ out 
from (iermanx ) , in June of iSji. and haz'ini^ had a fine hut rather 
tedioits I'oyat^e. they found themselves at last safe in Xew ]'ork' 
City. Landin<:; on the Fourth of July they :<.-ere ueleomed hy the 
delii:;hted husband and father. 7s.'lio soon took' them to their ne^v 
home. This 7i.v.s not sueh a spaeious house as they ti'f/v used to, 
but a trrv small and humble r/Ti't'///;;.i;. 7eith zrry few comforts. 
The labor and allenlion of Mr. Ulrieh had been spent in the 
faetory buildiui:;. at Rahway. Xeiv Jersey. The country 7eas poor 
and Ti'/Vf/. the nei^^hbors uneiviliced. Ihtt Inwins; been separated 
so louij;. they di<i not mind the dilJieulties they had to encounter. 
The 7eife made the best of it. and devoted her time teachim^ her 
children and improviny^ herself in the neiv lans^uai^e and man- 
ners. 7eith the assistance of a fezi' ladies from a distance. Had 
it not been for the chills 7eliich infested the country, with which 
they were instantly attaclced, all zeould have been rcr//. Hut 
her husband and Moret:; were busily en_i^a_<:[ed in malcin<^ the tiew 
business successful, first in the factory, and then in cvtoidin'.^ the 
business by traveling:;. The wife ha<i to keep up all her courai^c 
in tliat wild and strani:;e country, without female friends and 
adz'isors. There could exist no sympathy betiicoi her and the 
uncouth neii^hbors near by. who looked upon the family with 
jealousy. But with all these difJieulties surroundin;.^ them, the 
little family was happy fo<^ether — especially zi'hen their brother, 
Moretc, was 7eith them. He beiui^ youm;. and fond of children, 
he 7\.'as a ![^reat comfort to them, lii'in<^ as they did in a stranc^e 
country. Hut ei'cn this comfort was not to be granted to them 
7'ery loui;;: other trials arcaifed them. I\eturnin<^ on a sail boat 
from Xc'ci.' ]'orlc to Xew Jersey. Morefz saw a boy falling into the 
river, and in attcmpfiui:^ to rescue him. he lost his o7en precious 
life, as I before stated. 

Mr. Ulrieh continued his business and his 7i'//V and children 
took a trip to Xew ]'ork. where they conld enjoy the hospitality 
of intelligent German friends, which seemed to relieve them. 

About a year after the burial of the beloved Moretz, they 'were 
aroused in the night by an alarm of fire, lehich consumed nearly 
all of the factory buildings, 'witli all the wool and machinery, 
before suffrcient assistance could be procured to stop it. Fortu- 
nately the factory had been insured, .in agent from Xe7i' York. 
Mr. P. H. Sclienck, with his brother, arrived to assess the dam- 
ages. The parties were mutually pleased with each other. The 
agent from Xew York invited .Mr. I'lrich to come and take charge 



of a Jar^re zcooJen factory hi Glcuhain, Fishkill, and invest his 
monev '« sJiarcs there. The stockholders zverc some of the rich- 
est men in Xeic York, siicli as John Jacob Astor, John Hahn 
and the fhnchinds. who secured to Mr. Ulrich a very, prohtablc 
situation. .Iccepting the offer they made him, Mr. Uhich moved 
to Gh-nham after a^few months, having disposed of and settled 
up his own business with considerable loss. 

Mr. Scherich, who z^'as a good and noble man. proved himself 
a true friend from this time to Mr. Ulrich and his family. The 
cha)ige -c^vs a very desirable one in regard to society and health, 
as well as for advantage for educating the children. Mr. Ulrich 
and his wife found zcarjn-hearfed and refined people liere, zcho 
treated them — being strangers — zcith true Christian hospitality. 
The skillful Dr. Bartozv White, zcith his estimable zcife and 
daughters, endeared themselz'cs especially to the z^Jiole family. 

In Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich zvere members of the 
Lutheran Church, but their tastes zcere gay and zvorldly instead 
of Christian. Gradually, hoz^'ez'cr, througli trial and sickness 
tliey zi'cre humbled, and finally led to acknozcledge, by the grace 
of God. their loz'ing Saz'iour, Jesus Christ, as their only refuge, 
and they confessed the Holy Spirit as their sanctifier. Their 
early, education had been in accordance zcith the spirit of the 
country, and the age in z^Jiich they had lived. True piety had 
been scarce around them. The zvritings of famous infidel 
authors, sucli as Goethe, Schiller, Voltaire, and others, zvere 
studied by tlie youth of the period, zvhile the Bible zvas neg- 
lected. Morality and honesty zvere cotisidered the highest aim 
to be attained by a good man. The children zvere taught the 
catechism, and early hurried into the z'isible Church of God, 
unconverted in spirit. They generally remained as zvorldlx as 
before, hozvever, there being no real cliange of heart. At this 
time, a fezv ez'angelical Christians commenced laboring quietly 
and earnestly, and their efforts and prayers zvere not lost. 

Tu T824 appeared the zvell-knozvn ez'angelist, Gosner, zvho 
preached before crozvded houses in St. Petersburg, and nmn\ 
zvere converted. Among them zvere all the sisters and manv 
of the friends of Mrs. Ulrich. Their letters, full of piety and 
earnest persuasions, zvritten to their friend far away in America. 
zvere greatly blessed. 

In the first year of their residence in Glenham. ^Irs. Ulrich 
presented her husband with a Httle daughter, who was named 
Aug:usta Tlenriette. Nov. 27th. 1824. Their first son. Louis 
Wilhchn. was born A. D. 1827. He lived only thirteen months, 
and (lod took him. Seeing- the precious treasure torn from 
her bosom and transplanted into Heaven, the mother fixed her 
heart more on eternal things, and finally joined the Dutch Re- 



foniuil (.luircli al iMslikill Landiiiij:. A. I ). 1.^2S. At this time 
.Mr. I lever was pastor of the ehnreh. l-'rom this time the 
family altar was set up in the home l)y the mother, at which 
the father was present at first as a listener, until after a year 
had. pas■^e(l. he fmallx- joined the same ehnreh himself. Then 
they eonld |)raise their l.ord unitedly, and set an e.xample to their 
dear f;unil\-. and l.ahor together amouj^st the factory employees. 

( )ciiil)er 10th. IS-!'', another hoy was horn, who was called 
I'dward Reisenkani])!!'. lie was thankfully received fn»m the 
l.ord, like !-^eth, re]^laein,y; the lost one. 

After three years, llenrielte W'ilhelmina. the fifth dan.u'hter. 
was horn. June Sth. 18.^2. They were all hap])y and healthy 
children. 

The eldest daufjhtcr. Mary I... when ahout eij.jhteen \ears 
old, returned home froui a hoarding: school at Troy, she had 
attended, and fitted to enjov her youncj ladies' life, aiul the 
innocent amusements and hlcssinq^s which her jiarents were will- 
inof to indul.fj-e her in. .\ftcr some years of jjaycty. a change 
of heart took place, and with the ;::^race of Tiorl. she hecame 
a hopeful, working- Christian. 

Johanna Rosalie, who was horn i^cpt. lOili. ISl.^. the second 
daughter ( hcinq- the first child of the second marria;.;:e) 
and Katherinc Louise, who was horn Januar\ Jtl. IS17. and who 
was at this time fifteen years old. .went to school in T'ishkill. 
where they found goofl. faithful teachers, and a circle of yoimir 
friends, especially in the lari^e family of Dr. liartow White. 

Johanna was sent to boardinc: school at New ^'ork. to finish 
her education. She returned after a year, a pious, and acc<ini- 
plished youncT woman. She was delij^hted ti> he home once more, 
and able to assist her mother in the cares of the family, as well 
as in doinc^ rrnorl in the neiuhhorhood. She jcnned the church 
to which her parents helonc^ed. and crave every prospect of 
lettinir her li.G^ht shine. She was especially active in the .Sunday 
school, and was the means of lettiiiicf the youncr know the bless- 
ing's of the love of Christ, with whiiMi Inr own <r,\\] was nver- 
flowincf. 

Katherine T.oiu'sc. w ho had been for many years the inseparable 
comjianion of her sister, and had derived imich benefit from her 
cxamtile. finally, in her seventeenth year, gave her heart to the 
T.orfl. She spent some time in Xew York, improving herself in 
instrumental and vocal music. Returning home, she followed 
her sister's cxamt^le. and made herself very useful in the Siin- 
dav school and the jiraver meeting, anrl her eff'^rts proved of 
much licncfit to the neighborhood. 

Charles Augustus, a fine, healthv hov. was born .\. D. IS.V^. 



Bartow Adolphus was born Feb. 12, 1840. The last. Also a 

promising boy, etc. _ , , i r ^.i 

Mr. Uh-ich was untiring in his exertions as the head ot the 
factory, and the sole manager of the improvement of the estab- 
lishment. He had the confidence of the stockholders, who en- 
couraged him to go on, although his health was taxed greatly 
above his strength of endurance. 

The moral and spiritual good of those under his charge also 
interested him, and his heart moved and felt for their welfare 

deeply. 

Gradually, through blessings from above, a great change was 
brought about, and the factory people were encouraged to look 
up to him and his wife as they would to beloved parents. When 
Mr. Ulrich's health failed, it was touching to see how many 
there were who could not do sufficient to satisfy them, in show- 
ing their attachment to him, by their exemplary conduct, and 
their vigilance in watching over the safety of the place and the 
factory. 

The' Sunday school was attended by many children whose par- 
ents were anxious to send them, although they themselves never 
had a religious education, nor seemed to feel the need of it. 

The Sunday school continually increased in numbers and 
interest, and Mrs. Ulrich, with her daughters — her husband 
encouraging the work in many ways, but not teaching himself — 
and a few truly pious men among the factory people, labored faith- 
fully in this field of usefulness. Their numerous prayers for its 
success were heard and answered. After a few years the school- 
house would not hold all the attendants, and with mutual consent 
they divided the school into a jNIethodist and Reformed Sunday 
school, and both flourished in the spirit of love and harmony. 
After a few years l)oth denominations had a church of their own. 
The Lord blessed the efforts made to bring this little factory com- 
iniDiity under the indnenee of flie gospel, Tc/nV// li'as rendered 
}>iore difhcnit as they n'ere people of all creeds and nations. They 
had preacliing in the sehooUwiise. but a church was needed in the 
midst of them. 

Mr. Ulrich 7^'as 7'ery desirous of hai'ing a Dutch Reformed 
Church organiz-ed, which 7cas hnally accomplished, after some 
trouble, zvith the assistance of the old pastor. Mr. Heyer. who 
preached at Fishkill Landing, about three miles distant from. 
Glenham. With his natural persei'crance and energv. Mr. Ulrich 
obtained the grant of a beautiful site, to build the church on. 

All the building materials zvcre ordered and the needed sub- 
scriptions obtained. At this time he ivas taken ill 

Feeling very feeble, he e.vpressed himself as perfectlv resigned 
to the will of God. But he felt an.vious about the church, which 



ri/s ml 



ti'onld be ;;t\i;/i't'/r(/ /;; all Iikiiuiii prohahility, as thcic 
one near who took interest euoni:^li in it, or had the (^erseterance 
to aeeo)nf^lish the task. "It is tny Jiumhle desire." he said, "just 
to lii'c lon>j[ enoni^h to i^et the ehnreh built." The humble 
Christian was f^artially restored to health and streni^th. In less 
than t:eo years afterwards, there stood a neat little editiee, and an 
eneri^etic Dutch Reformed f>astor wa^ settled to take chari^c of 
the lloek. There :\.'as also a tract society, and female prayer 
meetini:; established. To this day the people call this little church 
Mr. Ulrich's monument. 

If Xi'os not loui:; after this that his short career ^cas ended. 
/lis death w/is a i^lorious triumph of his Sa^'iour's lore. Sur- 
rounded only by his wife and children. 7\.'hich "ieas his request, he 
passed aiiay from this earth. He died Septonber id, iS ji , fifty- 
five years of ai^e. 'The Holy Spirit was then there, and Tivlv felt 
throu<;[houf the neii^hborhood, and a blessed revival resulted, and 
many were added of such as should be saird. Their chihiren 
and children's children 7cill feel the inlhience of the t^ood man, 
and the blessiiij^s of his prayers. 



^IRS. KATHERINE L. DOREMUS. 

THIRD GENERATION.— 10. Katherine Louise'', born in 
St. Petersburg, January 2d, 1817: married Rev. J. E. C. Dore- 
nius August lotb, 1839, at Glenbam, N. Y., moving first to 
S])ringfield, Illinois, and then to Louisiana, where she died Nov. 
25th. 1853, of the yellow fever. 

The children of Katherine Louise", and Rev. J. E. C. Doremus, 
her husband, who died Nov. 16, 1878, are: 

17, Henriette Von Reisenkampff 4, b. May 22d, 1840: d. Sept. 
19, 1840, at Springfield, Illinois. 

18, Katharine Louise 4. b. August 3d, 1841, at Springfield, 
Illinois: d. A. D. 1855, in Louisiana. 

19, Matilda 4, b. September 11th, 1848, in Louisiana. 

20, Margaret Caldwell 4. b. February 26th, 1845, in Louisiana : 
m. Nov. 28, 1865, Dr. Thomas W. Dresser, at Springfield, Illinois, 
and located there. Thev have one child, Katherine, b. Nov. 22d 
1866. Both died April,' 1907. 

21, Frances 4, b. February 27th, 1850, in Louisiana 
Frances Doremus was married to Mrs. Ellen Estes Osley, Oct. 

23rd. 1882. in Augusta. Ga. Address now. 905 Green St., Au- 
gusta, Ga. Two children : Charles Estes Doremus, born Sept. 
"27th. 1884. in Augusta. Ga. : Frank Doremus. Jr.. born Sept. 
26th, 1887. in Augusta, Ga. 

Frances Doremus died April 25th. 1899. in Dallas, Texas. 

22, Mary Augu.sta 4, b. October 17th, 1852. in Louisiana: 
Marv Augusta Doremus married to Henrv Gorham, ^March 

14th, 1878, in Springfield, 111. 

Four children : Maud U. Gorham, born July 10th. 1879. in 
Broadlands. 111. : Josiah Gorham. born Dec. 6th. 1881 : Margaret 
Dresser Gorliam, born Nov. 27th, 1884, in- Broadlands. 111. : Ed- 
wards Doremus Gorham, born February 12th, 1890, in Broad- 
lands, 111. 

Maud U. Gorham, married Jan. 27th, 1898, to Edward J. Bar- 
ker, in Champaign. 111. 

Her three children are Genevieve, Eugenia, born Aug. 13th, 
1899: J. E., Caldwell, born Aug. 3, 1902 ;' Porter, born Feb. 3rd, 
1904. 

Rev. J. E. C. Doremus was a Presbyterian minister, having his 
charges in Louisiana. At one time lie was professor of Greek 
anrl Latin at ( )akland College. Mississippi. His work at all times 
was done for the Pilaster whom he loved, honored and served. 
He died in Vienna, La., Nov. 16th, 1878. 

Frances (Frank) Doremus, his son, was a Journalist, and had 
control of the Dallas News. He was noted among newspaper 
men for his .strength of expression, and his quickness in making 



a decision wlien emergencies came up, in the large newspaper 
interests of which he was manager. He died at Texas, April 
•2:)th. 1S0<». 

Kalhcrinc L. Dresser, <l;uiL;hlcr i»l Margaret and Dr. 1. W. 
Dresser, born Nov. 22nd. 1S(><>, married Kev. J. C". While, Sept. 
10th, 18')1. Their two chilihvn are: 

1 "hds. Dresser White, horn Anj^;. <ilh, I'H)! ; K.atherine N'irginia, 
horn .\Mvein1)cr, Tth, 1*^03. 



MRS. AUGUSTA H. MACK. 

THIRD GENERATION.— 11. Augusta Henriette Ul- 
RICH^ was born at Glenham, Nov. 27th, 1824. She married in 
Springfield, Illinois, David Mack, an attorney, who located in 
Carthage, Hancock County. Illinois, 1851. Died Sept. 15th, 1897. 

The children of Augusta Henriette, and David Mack, her hus- 
band, are : 

23, Louis Ulrich 4. b. Eebruary 7th, 1852; d. Sept. 1st, 18d3. 

24', Anna Margaret 4, b. January 27th, 1854, at Carthage, Illi- 
nois ;' m. Aug. 17"th, 1871, to Rev. William S. Knight, D. D., who 
located at Augusta, Illinois. Died Nov. 15th, 1905. 

25, Henriette Von Reisenkampff 4, b. August 30th, 1856, at 
Carthage, Illinois. 

26, David Edwanl 4, b. July 19, 1860, at Carthage, Illinois. 

5, Susan A., b. Jan. 17th,' 1863; m. John H. Firey of Aber- 
deen, S. D., Jan. 20th, 1883. 

CHILDREN 

1, Carl, b. July 22. 1884, now in New York City. 

2, Margaret, b. Sept. 6. 1888. 

4, David Edward, b. Julv 19th, 186)0. Married to Ellen L. 
Carey Sept. 16th, 1886, Carthage, 111. 

CHILDREN OE DAVID EDWARD MACK AND WIFE. 

1, Edward Carev, b. Jan. 27, 1889. 

2, Esther, b. Oct. 13th, 1898; d. Sept. 17th, 1900. 

DAVID MACK. 

The undersigned committee appointed by the bar of the county 
to present to this court a tribute to the memory of our late asso- 
ciate and brother, David Mack, who died Sept. 15th, 1897, re- 
port as follows : 

David Mack oi)ened a law office in Carthage in 1847, and con- 
tinued in active practice of the law in this place until disabled 
therefrom by disease a few weeks before his death. Liberally 
educated and well versed in the principles of the law. he soon be- 
came one of the leading lawyers of this part of the state, and 
maintained the high distinction throughout his professional ca- 
reer, which covered a half century, during which period he was 
a prominent and successful practitioner in all our courts. County, 
State, and Federal, and was of counsel in a majority of the im- 
portant cases litigated in this county. He was a man of spotless 
integrity, and performed all duties imposed upon him with con- 
scientious fidelity and justly enjoyed to a high degree the esteem 
and confidence of all. Studious, untiring and thorough in his 



work, oven after !k' had pa^^t^l iIk- alluticd llircc -ctnc and ten 
years, ho kept ahrtasl of the limes in re>peet to l)is profession. 
Of keen perception, loj^ical mind and sonnd jndj^menl, he ahnost 
intuitively reached conchisions as t<> any matter in han<l. an<l was 
ready on all occasions to maintain them. I lis convictions as t<i 
principles. ri}.:;hts and duties were clearly and strunj^l) defined. 
and he adhered to them with marked lirnuiess an<l resolution. 
His forensic arj^uments wen- characteri7.e<| In: j^reat earnestness 
and force, and a knowledge nf law and facts only ac«|uircd by 
tiioroutj^h ])reparation. 'rhe>e (|ualitie> made him a stronj^ advo- 
cate, a wise counsellor, and a successful practitioner. His stu<lies 
and practice took in the whole scoi)e of the law. 

llis devotion to his profession did not lessen his rej^^anl for his 
duties as a man and a citizen. Me was a Ljein'al and instructiv«- 
companion and was identified with all matters relatinj;; to the im- 
provement of our community and our country, and was especially 
interested in our schools, colleges and churches. 

His death was not only a loss to his familw hut also to the 
lejral profession and the coiumunity at lar<^e. We. with whom he 
was so long- intimately associated, mourn his death as a ])crsonal 
bereavement and we desire that this memorial be spread upon 
the records of this court as a slight token of our high esteem for 
him, and of our estimate of his character, ability and ])rofessional 
worth, and attainment, and to perpetuate his memorv for those 
who will soon take our places. 

I HAKM.S I. .s-i ol ll.l.h. 
W'm. C. I looKi I- 
(). I-. I'.KKUV. 

CHILDRF.X Ki:\. W. S. K.VICllT .WD WIFK. 

Augusta Hcnriette. b. lunc 4th. 1S72; ( leorge Miller, b. [an. 
28th. 1875: d. March l''th". 1878; Klla I'.artlett. b. .Aug. 4th. 1877; 
David .Mack. b. .s,.pt. ^y,\. 187'': .Mav. b. .M.iv I8th. 188.^: .1. May 
18th. 188.\ 

David Mack Knight married Xov. 27th, 1''07. to Miss Myra 
Crystal Moore, daughter of .Mr. and .Mrs. RolH.'rt Moore, of 
Carthage, Mo. 




CARTHAGE COLLEGIATE LXSTITUTE. 
David Mack Knig-ht, A. M., President. 



Chicag-o, Oct. 8th. 1907. 

In 1871 Rev. W. S. Knight was pastor in the church in Au- 
gusta, 111. In the summer of 1875 he went to Carthage, Mo., 
which was rapidly developing in mining interests. He was pastor 
of the First Presbyterian Church for 18 years. In the summer 
of 1893 he was called to St. Charles as president of Lindenwood 
College. He acted in this capacity for nearly five years. His 
daughter, Augusta, having graduated, and spent two years in 
the study of art in New York, and taught art at Lindenwood. 
His second daughter graduated from Lindenwood in 1895, and 
his son, Mackj went to the college, which his father formerly at- 
tended, in Washington, Pa., where he graduated in 1899. For 
two years Rev. W. S. Knight officiated in the Clifton Heights 
Church, St. Louis. In 1900 he was called back to Carthage to 
take charge of the Carthage Collegiate Institute, which he had 
])een instrumental in founding. His daughter, Ella, taught in the 
schools of Pueblo, Calif., and later in the institution at Carthage. 

Rev. W. S. Knight for nearly six years worked for the Institu- 
tion, freeing it from a heavy debt, advancing the course and 



tjctting; tlic ])rt)|)crty in j^ood shape, lie had hej^mi to work f«)r 
tuiids for the erection of a yonn;^ woman's hoardinj,^ hall, when 
lie was suddenly stricken wliili' at his desk in iiis olVice. After 
his many years of sacriliee and planning for the school, and the 
faith that the commnnitv had reposed in him hv res|)ondinj^ to 
his solicitation for fnnds at different times, the family were un- 
willing' to iiavc anything' hinder its ])rogress. So his wife carric<l 
the work through the year, in the hope that hy its close the way 
would open for advancement. .\ kind Providence put it into 
the heart of a friend, a citizen of Carthage, to promise SIO.CKX) 
for the Boardiuf^ Hall, when $J(),(KK) shoultl he raised for endow- 
ment. The son. David .Mack Knight, through whose efforts this 
promise was made, then felt that he was called to undertake the 
conduct of the school and the raising of the endowment, and 
laying aside a good position in a hank, he became its president, 
the daughters heing teachers in the sciiocil and the family work- 
ing together for the establishment of the work .so dear to their 
hearts. 




iiDWARD Von Reisenkampff Ulrich. 

THIRD GENERATION.— 13. Edward Von Reisen- 
kampff Ulrich'', was barn at Glenham, near Fishkill, New 
York, Oct. 10, 1829. After the death of his father he, with the 
rest of the family, came to Springfield, Illinois. At that time — 
A. D. 1841 — it was a very new place, but the Capitol of the State 
In time he became one of the prominent business men of the 
place, as it increased in population and importance. Following 
the example of his sainted father, he cast his influence and the 
power of his life into the scale of Christianity, and while working 
in his regular business capacity, has not failed to labor at all 
times in the capacity of a Christian among the people, not only 
of his own city_, but throughout the country generally, wherever 
his extensive business operations have carried him. I can say of 
my brother what he is too modest to say of himself, that he is 
one of the best business Christians in the State, and believes in 
good credit and pure Christianity with equal earnestness. He 
has no more faith in a fictitious business policy, too common 
nowadays, than in the diluted Christianity of our modern 



dmrchcs. His example will not fail to do good amonp; the varied 
pupiilatiiiu of till- W'l'st. anioii^- whom he lives, lie marric<l 
Maria \ an J )(ii(.n \ rcdiiihuri;. also of SpringfieM, Illinuis, 
March 22. lS5.v 

Tlic children of I-.dward Iv. I'lrich'. and Maria, his wife, are: 

28, Aujjustns Louis ['.. h. Aul;. Jnd. 1S54; m. to Louisa S. 
r.arry. April 30th, 1SS4. I'.orn to them— l'.;irrv .*<tril)lin>^', Julv 
<^)th. ISSS: Portia Mar-aret. Sept. ">th, 1SS'»; I'.dward von \i.. 
Sept. -"'111. 1S<M. 

29, Annie Wedenhuri,' 4. h. .Soptemher 2d, \X^C>: d. Mav 30. 
1876. 

30, John X'redenhiir!.; 4. h. |-\-liru.'ir\ 'Mh. lS.=iS; d. |anuar\ 
26th, 1873. 

31, Edward von Reisenkampf 4. h. 1\I) 8th, 1861 ; m. Jan. 8th. 
1892, to Miss Jeannette I'isher. Children horn to them — Ldward 
von Reisenkampf L'., July 18th. 1897; and I'rancis Stephen l".. 
April 22nd. 1900 andStanlev Doremus. Sept. 2()th. 1007 

32, Katherine Louise I''.. 1>. Xov. 2.^th. 1862; m. to I'rederiek 
1'. Kinsman. Jan. .^th. 18*)7. 

?>:\ Franci.s" Doremus. h. Ian. l.^ili, 18r/,; d. Deo. 2'Hii. 1866. 

34. Charles M. C, h. Oct. 7th. 18(.8: ni. to Mis> l-Myth l-.d- 
ward. Tunc 22iid. 1897. I'.oni to them — Katherine Louise. Mav 
27th. 18')'): Ada Certrude. Dec. 2')ili. l'»01 : Charles M.. D.J. 
27th. 1«)03. 

35. Ilenriettc \'on ReisenkamplT 4. h. .S(.-])teml)er 18th. 1870: 
d. . 

36. Raul v.. h. Au-. 2.=^th. 1873 : <1. June 7th. 1895. 

37. Maria W. h. ( )ct. 21st. 1874: d. June 26th. 1879. 

38. Rutli C. 1). April 28tli. 1878: ni. June 2.Mh. I'^Ol. t.. Dr. 
T^.. C,. rinkcrtiin. Horn to them — Marie Ilenriet. Iul\ l.^th. 
1902: Ruth Saada. May 6th. 1906. 

\'Ri:i»i:\i!L-K(;n. — Died, at 3:30 o'clock. Wednesday afternoon. 
Septemher 25th. l'K)7. at her home. 521 .\orth I'ourth street. 
Miss Frances 1). X'redenhiu-t,'-. aijed 72 years. 5 months and 17 
days. 

Deceased was horn at Somerville. X. J., ou April 8th. 1835. 
and came to Sprinsfheld with her parents in 18.V'. She atten<K-d 
school in this city. She was the daut^hter of Mr. ;ind .Mr«-. lohn 
S. \'redenl)ur<:;h. whom the older residents of the cit\ will re- 
call, Mr. Wedenhurti^h havinsj heen mayor of .^^prinj^field at one 
time. 

Miss A'redenhurirh is survived hy three hrotlu-rs: IVtcr \'re- 
denhuryh. .Sr.. and Thomas D. Wedenhurijh of this citv and I,a 
Rue \>cdenhurp;h of Roston, Mass.. and three sister':. \\r< V 



R. Ulrich and Miss Margaret Vredenbiirgh, both of this city, and 
Mrs. James Partridge of Pawnee. 

In the death of Miss \'redenburgh a beautiful life has passed 
from us, singularly quiet, yet like the calm waters of a noble 
river enriching and blessing all that it touches, for through its 
"warp and woof" ran the golden thread of earnest, practical 
Christ-likeness. 

In early girlhood she consecrated herself to God, and each day 
learned more of the preciousness of His service. With remark- 
able usefulness she was to brothers and sisters the tender, sym- 
pathetic elder sister, and by the younger members of the familv 
circle she was beloved and revered. As friend, true as steel, she 
never failed, and through the lapse of changing years she never 
changed. 

"Weep not for her that she has reached before us 
The safe, warm shelter of her long-loved home : 

Weep not for her, she may be bending o'er us. 
In quiet wonder when we, too, shall come." 




Mrs. Henrietta W. \\iniile. 
(Born Ulrich.) 



TlilRU (.EXKRA'IK ».\.— 14. I Ii-xKiETTi- Wiijiklminf 
Ulrich^. was born June 8tli. 1832. at (ilcnliani. I'ishkill. Xcw 
York. She was manird N'nw 1-t. 18f)0. in Sprin.ijfieM. Illinois, 
to Ezra W'inflle. a iiK-rcliaiit. \\li<> lucatcd in ('artha!.;c. liano'ck 
County. Illinois. Died July 28th. l'>04. in IMiiladeli)hia. I'a. 

Mr. Windle died Dec. i:nh. 18')7. 

'\'hv cliildrcn i)f Ilenriette W'ilhelmina '. and Ezra Windle. are: 

39, Ella. h. Ausr. 3rd. 1862. Carthage. 111.: m. E. C. Quinbv 
Ian. 1st. 1885. at Carthaj^e. Illinois. Three children — I lovt C 
b. Feb. 22nd. 1886; d. Feb. 26th. 1887; I'anl W.. b. Dec! 9th. 
1888: Tlelen \\'.. b. Iu!v 26th. IS<>7. E. C. Quinbv n.-u liv.-. iu 
Los Anp^eles. Cal. 

40. Katherine. b. .^ept. I'Hh. 18M: ni. to I. II. McCnllough of 
Xewdale, Pa.. .Xpril 9th. 1901, Carthage. lllinoi>. 




Mrs. H. Ulrrh and Bartow A. Ulrich. 
1845. 




Bartow A. Ulrich 

1.S58 



Helen A. Russell 
1862 




Mks. Hei-f.n Rr.s.sKM. L'l.kicu. 
1!J07. 




Residence ok L'lkuhs j.s Chi<.aoo. 




B. A. Ulrich. 
1895. 

B. A. ULRICH. 

THIRD GENERATION.— 16. Bartow Adolphus Ulrich' 
was born February 12th, 1840, at Glenham, in Fishkill, N. Y. 
Married March 31st, 1864, to Miss Helen A. Russell, at Brigh- 
ton, Mich. 

The children of Bartow Adolphus Ulrich\ and Helen Amelia, 
his wife, are : 

41, Milton 4, b. P>b. 2, 1865 ; d. Feb. 5, 1865. 

42, Victoria 4, b. Feb. 28, 1866. 

43, Russel 4, b. June 11, 1868. 

44, Perry 4, b. August 26th, 1870. 

45, Bartow Adolphus 4, b. May 9th, 1872; d. Mav 22, 1905. 

46, Helen Russell 4, b. Feb. 25, 1874. 

47, Gertrude 4, b. July 22, 1877. 
48, Lela Knox 4, b. June 2, 1880. 

FOURTH GENERATION.— 17. Victoria Ulrich, born 
February 28, 1866, at Chicago, Illinois; was married to Everett 
ELsworth Noycs, of Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 12, 1899. 



Till' cliilflrcn of E. E. Xovcs and X'ictoria arc: 

W illiani I-:. .\..ycs, 1,. juiy Isl. Vm. 

C'atlK'riiu'. 1). July ](>. I'xiit). 

I". vt. It'll I'.Iswi.rili \(.\is, liii>I)aiHl tif \ icloria I Iriili. \\a> 1' ••■ 
in Iloslon. I lis father \va> \\cy. ( ii-o. S. N'oycs. miiiistcr at 1 
ti>n. Mis in«itlur"s luaitk-n iiaiiu- was Mary Miir<IiK-k. 'I'hcy lived 
al Xaliani. near I'.dstou. lie is now hnsincss inanaj^cr of the 
I nion lA'ai^nit' (."luh «»f (. hica.y^o. with whii'h he has ln-cn r<>n 
nt'cted as secri'larx . eto.. for iwcKi- vi-ars. 

l-()l kill t.i'.X'l'.kA'IIOX.— IS. kl'iSSKM. I'LKU'H. l>orn 
jnne !_'. 1S(k^. al (,liicai;<i. Illinois: married June .^0, 1S'>2. to 
llelene Sludehaker. of Sonih I'.end. Imliana. The only child of 
Russell I'lrich and llelene SludehaUer liviuu; i-^ laeoh Slndehaker 
I'lrieh. horn in lS''.i in thicaiio. Illinois. 

i-'orkiii (ii:\i':k.\ri().\.- i'». iiki.k.n ki-ssKi.r. ri.Kun. 

horn I'\'hruary 25. 1S74. at ("hieaiL^^o. Illinois: married .April 21, 
18^'''. to .\cliclli Alherti of Italy, now of the Tnited States. 
li\ ini: in .\ew N'ork. The only child of Helen k. and .Mherti 
is ()li\er I'erry. horn in Xew ^'ork I-"ehruary 9. VKX). 



B. A, LLRiCll'S LETTER. 

Copv of p.. A. ririch's letter to his wife in IS^o. from Wash- 
incfton. D. C". : 

1-\'1)\ . 1st. 18^)3. I saw the president at la>t. While waitinj^ in 
the secretary's mom. 1 heanl the name of Con.t:ressman Lonj;- 
\ear spoken, and rememherinti- that your hrother I'Vank had ijiven 
me a letter to him. I ])rcsented it and he took me inlo the Presi- 
dent's room. A Coni^ressman has the privileije of taking some 
of his friends with him in the president's room, and he can usii- 
alh' i^ain an audience with the presi<lent sooner than a private 
j)erson. The president after 1 was introduced to him. sai<l he 
knew my family at Sprinc^held very well, and rememl)ere<l tak- 
iui; a ride with my sister Mary, from Jacksonville to Sprin.i,dield 
a lonq- time ajj^o, when he was .tjoiinj to Jacksonville on hnsiness. 

He read over mv papers, and said he would <lo what he C(Mi1«I 
to get me a considship in Germany. Seeing the (lerman article I 
had prepared as a campaiijn document, he remarked, that he had 
commenced to learn that ( lerman langua-^e. hut had not a<lvanced 
anv further than to say. "'Sprechen sie Deiit.'^ch. Mien lierr." lie 
then douhlcd up mv papers, and wrote the following on the hack 
of them : 

"Will the Secretar\ of .''^tate, please see and hear the In-arer. 
Mr. I'lrich. and ohiige him if he convcnicntiv can? lie is a 
vounir man raised in the t)lace of mv residence. an<l of a most re- 



spectable family, as he also is himself. A. Lincoln. Jcinv. 30th, 
18G.S." 

This was a very good introduction to the Secretary of State, 
Win. H. Seward, who looks after foreign appointments. About 
a dozen jokes and stories were told while we were in the presi- 
dent's room. Most of them by the president himself. The presi- 
dent spoke in a very high key most of the time, but he seemed to 
make everybody feel at home. 

T did not get my appointment on account of assassination of 
President T.incoln in April. 1865. B. A. U. 

B. A. Ulrich, having previously studied for nearly two vears 
at Heidelberg, where he attended lectures at the university, 
during 1858 60, and subsequently in Wimborne Dorchester- 
shire, England, and then at the Michigan Universitv at Ann 
Arbor, he graduated from the Law Department in 1864 The 
same vear he married Helen A. Russell, who resided at Brigh- 
ton, Michigan near Ann Arbor, and took up his residence at 
Chicago. He was admitted to the bar, but since 1869 has been 
engaged in the real estate business in Chicago. 

He has been for many years a contributor to the press and 
magazines, writing upon Governmental and Municipal topics. 
In 1864, his Thesis on "a comparison on the different forms of 
government," was recommended by Gov. Richard Yates, and 
Sen. S. M. Cullom, and was widely circulated. 

In 1894 he visited Europe, and interviewed many city 
officials in different cities, and collected many statistics in 
reference to their management. Upon his return to Chicago, 
he wrote numerous articles to the press in reference to Munici- 
pal Government. One book, entitled "How should Chicago be 
Governed," was widely read and noticed. He was an active 
member of the Citizens Association, and Civic Association of 
Chicago, at one time. 

When he came to Chicago in 1864, he joined the Second Pres- 
byterian Church, and subsequently in 1894 left that organiza- 
tion, and joined the Seventh Church of Christ Scientist in 
Chicago. 

Victoria Ulrich studied painting at Art Institute, Chicago, in 
Berlin, Germany, of Gussow, also at Paris, taught in Art Insti- 
tute, Chicago, executed some fine studies in her art, married 
and settled in Chicago 

Russell Ulrich studied two years at the Cornell University, 
and went into the real estate business in Chicago, visited 
Europe twice, and married and in 1896 went to Alasxa, where 
he lived two years, after which he settled in Seattle, Wash- 
ington. 




Jatoh pRANKriv Siii.ihakkk Li ki« h 
Son of Russell I'lri^h aii<l his wift- Hclcno Stiultlpakcr I'lrii li Sn ni-tul. 



His home at present is witli Mr. ami Mrs. E. Louis Kuhns, 
his uncle and aunt. South Bend, when not attending school at 
the Howe Military School, Lima. Indiana. On his mother's 
side, his grandmother is Harriet Chord, one of the old families 
and early settlers. Her father, an early day prosperous mer 
chant. His grandfatlier, Jacob Franklin Studthakrr. for whom 
he is called, who is also from one of the old families of !■ ' 
iana ; formerly one of the firm of Studehaker Bros., mam. 
urers, South Bend, Indiana. 




Perky Ulkrii. 



Perry Ulrich has been enoag-ed in the real estate business in 
Chicago for 20 years, and has been very successful in handling 
Chicago and Gary property. He made investments in Gary when 
the project of a steel city was first decided on by the Steel Trust. 
He built a home in Buena Park for his mother and sisters in 
1905. He managed to establish himself in a good business in 
Chicago. Meinber of Hamilton Club, and he belongs to 7th 
Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago, and the Chicago Associa- 
tion of Commerce. Visited Europe 1892.. 




IJorii May "nii. K^7J : died May 22u<\. 1*H)3. lie was a hrij^lit. 
energetic and >trictly honest >uun}^ man. lie \va> enj^aj^ed in ll«c 
real estate business in Chicago and was a tncnibcr of the 2nd 
Church of Christ, Scientist, lie left $5,000 to his mother an«l 
sister Gertrude. 




NoLDi, AS "Santuzza IN Cavaleria Rl'sticana." 

HELEN RUSSELL ALBERTL 

Tlek-n Russell I'irich went with her father to Italy, October, 
1893, and studied sini^ing with Alezander Busi for six months, 
or until his death. She was in Italy for nine months and then 
went to Paris where she studied with Mme. Laborde two years. 
Calve was also a pupil of Mme. Laborde. She then returned to 
America, and after making a short visit with her family in Chi- 
cago, located in New York, where she married Achille Alberti ; 
he was born in Asena, October 23,-1854; he was one of the most 
prominent Italian baritones of his time in Europe, having sung in 
all the large theatres, and before the crowned heads of Europe. 

Mr. and Mrs. Alberti toured through the L^nited States with 
Mme. Sofia Scalchi and Mme. Mantelli. 

PRESS NOTICES 



Mme. llelene 



NOLDL 
Helene Russell Alberti. 

Nokli's Cilda was a revelation. 



It was her 



first appearance in this city, and it will firmly establish her reputa- 
tion here as an artist of superior accomplishments. Her high 
dramatic soprano was shown ofif to great advantage in the tragic 
role of the jester's daughter. Her acting and expression were 
all that could be desired, especially in the powerful scenes of the 
last act, where her interpretation of the role was especially efifect- 
ive. Her magnificent voice dominated the famous fpiartet. 

Mme. Xoldi is without afifectation. Lovely of face, decidedly 
majestic, her voice follows the sentiment, and her highest notes 
are the best. 

In the tower scene Xoldi becomes the Italian nightingale, 
playing with her own voice pathetic, pleading. ra])id, granrl. She 
changes like the kaleidoscope, her tones frc(|uently blending into 
those of the great Alberti. 

Madame Noldi's work throughout was excellent. She is 
a very pleasing singer and in the miserere scene from "11 
Trovatore" and the jewel song in "Faust" was especially good. 
Alberti has often been hearfl here and in the same roles. He is 
a fine singer and an admirable actor. Noldi was given the bulk 
of the applause last night and was the favorite with a larger 
percentage of the audience. Her solo outside the tower in the 
opening scene of "II Trovatore" was without cpiestion the best 
received in all last night's program. 

Boston Transcript, October 29, 1907 : 

Madame Noldi has a beautiful clear soprano, pure in tone, and 
while she has been l*--ained in the modern school of singing, vet 
when necessary she can execute the vocal pyrotechnics that were 
a part of the education of the singers of the Italian method of a 
few decades ago. The "Jewel Song" proved a revelation of her 
powers, and for the moment her brilliant singing took the audi- 
ence off its feet. Again in the final scene of the last act, in the 
trio for Marguerite, Mephistopheles and Faust, she developed 
the remarkable possibilities of her voice, and the beautifully 
rounded tones well deserved the spontaneous outburst of en- 
thusiasm that nearly drowned the closing phrases. 

Noldi was connected at one time with the New York [Metro- 
politan Opera Company : 

Her most notable achievement was the singing of Leonora in I! 
Trovatore, in Italian, on two hours' notice. This was two years 
ago at the Metropolitan Opera House on the occasion of Madame 
Nordica's illness. 

ACHILLE. ALBERT!. 

Signor Achille Alberti, the dashing baritone of the ]\Iantelli 
Operatic Company, now in the city, is not only a splendid artist, 



but a most pleasing gentleman and interesting conversationalist, 
as well. 

In his world-wide travels he has been very observing of the 
peculiarities and attractions of each country through which he 
has journeyed. 

In an entertaining talk today anent the Russian-Japanese con- 
flict, Signor Alberti threw an interesting sidelight on the Russian 
character and country. 

"While Japan is a delightful country, and the people highly 
advanced in many of the arts, the Land of the Chrysanthemums 
is far behind Russia in the matter of music," said Signor Alberti. 
"Russia has the influence deep in her soul. The list of great 
musicians and composers in Russia is larger than England's. The 
orchestras of St. Petersburg and Moscow, which I have had the 
great joy of listening to many times, are the greatest east of 
Dresden." 

"And Russia is a nation of singers," continued the signor. 

Sig. Acliille Alberti, baritone, made a fiery Escamillo. His 
voice is full and resonant and he sings with a tremendous force 
of tone. In the Toreador song he was particularly efifective, 
having evidently patterned his Escamillo along Campanari lines. 

Seattle Paper. 

Gertrude Ulrich, who visited Germany, France and England 
with her sister Victoria in 1862, and Lela Ulrich who went with 
her mother to Italy in 1865, studied at High School and Dom- 
estic Science at Lewis Institute, Chicago, are demonstrating the 
possibilities, under their mother's direction and help, of running 
a home successfully in Chicago without the aid of servants. It 
must be acknowledged that so far it has been a great success. 
The former is now a member of the Seventh Church of Christ 
Scientists, Chicago, and occasionally and quietly is practicing 
Christian Science healing. 




WiLLIAN SaXDERSOX RuSSELL 

1864 



THE RUSSELL FAMILY. 

The Russell family in America are of English descent. Samuel 
Russell and his sister, who are ancestors of Wm. Sanderson Rus- 
sell, came over with William Penn in 1683, and settled in Dela- 
ware in 1750. 

Wm. Sanderson Russell, born in Riga, N. Y., Xov. 26, 1817; 
married Feb. 3, 1832. to Jane Althea Knox; died Aug. 27, 1870, 
at the Russell farm, near Brighton, ^lichigan. 

Jane Althea Knox, born Feb. 6, 1817, near Bennington, \'er- 
mont ; married Wm. Sanderson Russell Feb. 3, 1832 ; died Oct. 
7, 1855, at tlic Russell farm, near Brighton, Mich. 

She was a daughter of Hepzibah Perry, who married James 
Knox, of Bennington, \t. She was the daughter of Oliver Perry, 
who was the first cousin of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry 
and Commodore Matthew C. Perry, of Rhode Island. (Jliver 
Hazard Perry, the great grandson of Commodore Perry, lives at 
Lowell, near Boston, Mass. 

Gertrude Ulrich called on family in 1906. 

The children of Wm. S. Russell and fane A., were: Marriam 
H. Russell, born Oct. 19, 1834; married Oct. 11, 1814, to Ebe- 
nezer Brooks, near Brighton, Michigan. 

Francis G. Russell, born April 16. 1836; married to Helen 
Edwards, at Washington, September, 1863 ; died at Detroit, 
Mich. 

Dewitt C. Russell, born April 1, 1837; died while in the army, 
during the Civil War, while defending his country, Sept. 4, 1862, 
Washington, D. C. 

\\'m. Henry Harrison Russell, born Nov. 24, 1839; died July 
31, 1895, at island Lake, Mich., near lorighton. 

Mr. Russell was an attorney ; graduated at the University of 
Ann Arbor; joined the army, and was at the battle of Bull Run; 
practiced law in ^lemphis, Chicago, New York and Detroit. 

Helen Amelia Russell, born Sept. 22, 1844, at the Russell farm, 
near Brighton. Alich.; married Bartow A. Uurich, March 31, 
1864, at the farm. 

Children of Frank G. Russell and Helen Edwards, his wife, 
of Medinah, N. Y. ( Niece of U. S. Senator Buroughs, Penn- 
sylvania) : 

' Clinton W. Russell, born Nov. 19, L864 ; married April 19, 
1892, to Anna Rose, of Richmond, Va.. and Walter Knox Rus- 
seh; born 1868; died 1885. 

Children of Clinton W. Russell and Anna M. Rose, his wife: 

Frank G. Russell, born April 9, 1893. 

Peyton R. Russell, born April 13, 1902. 



Lela Russell, born 1870; married to C'lias. llarrali. who was 
in the Ctiban A\'ar, and now a general of the Michigan Militia. 
Detroit, Mich. 
PYank P. Russell, born 1S72; married. 

Frank (i. Russell was secretary of Gen. Baldwin, of Michigan: 
City Attorney of Detroit six years, and was educated and gradu- 
ated at Xornial School <<i ^'psilanti, Mich. 

Some of the near relatives and cousins of llelcn R. I'lrich are: 
Darias Cornwall, fornierlv of Chicago, now in Uattlc Creek: Mr. 
Alva Smith, prominent railroad ofhcial. Cleveland, ().. and C 
Elsworth Russell, of Chicago, in real estate business. 

Chicago. Sept. 24. 1907. 

From United States Biographical Dictionary, I copy the fol- 
lowing about W. H. H. Russell. St. Louis: 

"\\'illiam II. II. Russell, the subject of this biography, from 
'Russells' of England, somewhat resembles the English parlia- 
mentarian in ] Insical appearance, so much so that his friends 
frequently dub him "Lord John.' His ancestry were of English 
and \\'elsh descent, and emigrated to America from Bristol 
Gloucestershire. Englanfl. in 1681. with the ^^'illiam IVmiu colon\-. 
and settled in Delaw'are. Joseph Russell, a large silk dealer in 
Bidminsiter, England, left a large estate, in which his descendants 
in America are interested. The father of Russell. Wm. Russell, 
was born in Riga. Monroe Countv. X. Y.. and went to Michisfan. 
settling upon a farm in Green Oak. Livingston County. 

"The maternal ancestry of Mr. Russell comes from the Perry 
blood. His mother's maiden name was Miss Jane A. Knox, Ben- 
nington, AT., a relative of Commodore Perry, of Lake Erie 
fame. 

"Mr. ^^^ pi. H. Russell located in .St. Louis as a lawyer after 
graduating from the law department of the Michigan University, 
in class of 1864. Hs was elected to the legislature of Missouri." 

KNOX PERRY FAMILY. 

The Knox family came to America from the vicinity of Bel- 
fast. Ireland, A. D. 1713. Init previously came over to Ireland 
from Scotland, as members of Cromwell's army of Subjuga- 
tion. It is a singular coincidence that the ancestors of the 
Perrys in America were also at the same time in Cromwell's 
army. 

From life Commodore M. C. Perry: 

"Edward Perry preached the doctrine of peace to the Pro- 
tector's troops. Oliver Cromwell, not wishing this, made it con- 
venient for Edward Perry to leave England." 

The soldiers of Cromwell were given lands and many of them 
settled in the vicinity of Belfast, among whom were the Knoxes, 



who continued to live there until oppressed by religious restric- 
tions, they, with other Scotch emigrants, went to America. The 
colony of Massachusetts Bay offered inducements to keep off 
the Indians and settle up the country. Fifty families, including 
the Knoxes, settled at what is now called the City of Blandford. 
situated on the mountain. It was then a wilderness in the midst 
of hostile Indians. 

The Knox family had their allotment of land at this place, as 
had the other settlers, and here the Knox family homestead was 
located, from whom several hundred members of the family have 
descended, and who are now scattered all over the United States. 

William Knox was one of the original settlers at Blandford ; 
he had three sons, named Adam, John and Williaui 

John Knox had four sons. 

William had six sons. 

Adam had four sons and three daughters. 

Of these. Oliver removed to Bennington, \'t., where his son 
James was born. 

Bennington is an interesting town. Many of the buildings look 
very old. A great many of them have great pillars in front. 
Monument Avenue runs up to the monument, which is very high, 
and is built on the spot where General Stark and his men en- 
camped. The people of Bennington are very proud of it. The 
mountains on the way to Bennington are very beautiful. 

James Knox went to the town of Woodford, Vt., where he 
married Hepzibah Perry, a daughter of Oliver Perry, who was 
a first cousin of Commodore Hazard Oliver Perry and a cousin of 
Matthew C. Perry. 

James Knox and Hepzibah Perry had two children, Oliver 
Perry Knox and Jane A. Knox. 

Oliver Perry Knox, born at Woodford, \'t.. May 25, 1813, 
married Eliza Roseborough at Dundfries, Canada, January 9, 
1842. Died March 19, 1867; his wife died Sept. 8, 1885. Their 
three children are : 

George W. Knox, born February 17, 1843 ; married November 
15, 1882, Lucy A. Porter, at Dixon, Calif. They have one child, 
Geo. Harold Knox, born at Los Angeles, November 8, 1885, who 
is an automobile machinist at San Francisco. Geo. W. Knox is 
now a practising attorney at Los Angeles, Calif. 

Jas. P. Knox, born January 1, 1847, was married to Lavinnia 
Houghton, August, 1870 : died January 28, 1872 ; his wife died 
March 22, 1901, then Mrs. Hargis having married Harry 
Hargis, of Chicago. 

Thomas R. Knox, born July 3, 1851, married Isadore Stevens, 
of Alexanders, Va., 1876 ; died June 3, 1898, at San Francisco. 
They had one child, Bena A. Knox, born 1878 ; the mother and 
daughter now reside at Los Angeles Calif. 




Mariam H. Russell, subsequently Mrs. Brooks, took full 
charge of her father's family after her mother's early death, and 
was known as "Little Mother." She did not leave the home 
until all were married, or gone. She was esteemed for her 
Christian charity. No one ever heard her speak unkindly of 
anyone, no matter what the provocation. She aimed to make 
the world better for her being in it. At the last her pastor ask- 
ed her, "Is it all right in Jesus;" she replied, "It's been all right 
for years." She lived and died one of God's noble women. She 
was interested in the work of W. C. T. U. 

C. E. R. 




Co.^rMOIK)KE AIatthew Galkraith Perry. 



James Creelman says in November Pearson's Magazine that: 

Matthew C. Perry was the son of a pkicky captain in the early 
American Navy, descended from a Devonshire Quaker who de- 
fied Cromwell, was driven to America, and there suffered punish- 
ment for denouncing: the Puritans of Plymouth. 

The captain, who served as a sailor in the American war for 
independence, afterward fought for his country against England 
in 1812 with his four sons, all naval officers, two of them com- 
modores — Oliver Hazard Perry, who immortalized himself on 
Lake Erie, and Matthew C. Perrv. who lived to open Japan to 
the world at the age of sixty years. 

It was from this heroic brood and background that the youth 
of Matthew C. Perry emerged to ripen into a career of ex- 
traordinary usefulness. He did not, like his never-to-be-forgot- 
ten brother, burn his memory into the emotions of a young nation 
by a decisive naval battle, but in the Mexican War he commanded 
the greatest fleet assembled under the American flag and his guns, 
served by his pupils, made possible the capture of Vera Cruz. 



DTMXE T.O\-E FA'KR TRKSKXT. 

Throiig-h the study of the I'.ihk and dtlicr works treating upon 
immortality. 1 am led to believe that divine Love is ever present, 
from the time we first enter this world, until we pass from it, and 
that this divine Love, ever ])resent and eternal, remains with us 
in the vast hereafter, especially when we t^ain a true knowledge 
of God. 

"In this was manifested the love of God towards us, because 
that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we 
might live through him." — L John iv. 9. "Herein is love, not 
that we loved God. but that he loved us and sent his Son to be 
the propitiation for our sins." — L John iv. 10. 

It has been my privilege to visit Rome, and while there, I took 
a carriage and rode out one of the gates, passing the pyramid of 
Cajus, just outside of the gate, through an open country to the 
spot where Paul is said to have been assassinated. A large ca- 
thedral has been built in an open field, some distance from the 
city, and the guide pointed out a spot near it. where he said the 
deed had been committed. The casket said to contain the re- 
mains of Paul, is under the altar of the church bearing his name. 

When we consider the life of Paul, we cannot but realize that 
divine Love followed him, turning him from a i)ersecutor of the 
followers of Jesus, into a strong adherent of Christianity. 
Through all his varied experiences, he was sustained by Llis in- 
visible presence, although never meeting Jesus personally. We 
are impelled to believe that this ever present divine Love con- 
tinued with Paul after his assassination near Rome, and that Paul 
still lives, and has been living all the centuries since he ])assed on, 
while his life and letters have been doing a great work for Truth 
and Christianity in the world. We cannot possibly think that 
Paul is represented only in the handful of dust remaining in the 
casket in the cathedral of St. Paul, located outside the walls of 
Rome. 

We are conscious that the memory of those gone before us, re- 
mains with us constantly, while the memory of those who are left 
behind lives in the consciousness of those who go before us ; so 
the link that binds husband and wife, parent and child, brother 
and sister, and dear friends, etc.. is not broken, for "we live, 
move, and have our being in God," the Divine :\lind. especially if 
we are brought into a true knowledge of God, and His son, Jesus 
Christ, and are born again into His spiritual Kingdom. 

Divine Love is often expressed through parents and children, 
brothers and sisters, friends, etc., and especially by those who 
have come into a true realization of a knowledge of God. 

May 22, 1905. B. A. Ulrich. 



\ERSIFICATIOX 23D PSALM. 

Adapted to tunc of "Autumn," Spanish melody, Marccliio (in 

Chnvcli Hymnals.) 

Love divine is ever gracious ; 

Want shall never o'er us frown, 
Love, in pastures green, capacious, 

Kindly tells us to lie down. 

Xear the waters Love doth lead us. 

Love restoreth e'er the soul ; 
Love divine doth ahvays feed us, 

Hoi)e and Love our griefs console. 

For His name's sake, Love doth guide us, 

In the paths of righteousness ; 
Through the valley, Love's heside us, 

Leadinsr from Earth's wilderness. 



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Wc shall fear no evil near us. 

For we're conscious Love is there; 

That Love's rod and staff will cheer us, 
And that we are 'ncath Love's care. 

Love with Truth our tahle spreadeth, 
In the presence of our foes ; 
And our heads with oil anointeth ; 
While our cup with joy o'erflows. 

Goodness. Mcrc\' will attend us, 

Life eternal Love will give ; 
Peace and jov. God e'er will send us, 

And with Him we e'er will live. 

Copyright 1906 by Bartow A. LHrich, Chicago, 111. 




Commodore Olixer IIazakh I'ekrv. 
at Battle of Lake Erie. 

He selected the site of the first free l)hick settlement in Liberia. 
He became the father of the American steam navy. He prove>l 
the power of the ram as a weapon in naval warfare. He foundeti 
tlie naval-apprenticeship system. He he]])ed to abolish dncllini.,'^ 
and the t^rog-ration from tlie American navy. He was the iiifist 
potent educational force in the service. 

Japanese and others who have since studied tlie story of Perry's 
amazing- bloodless \'ictory over Japan ha\c asked how^ such a 
busy naval officer could have acquired such a })rofound and 
apparently minute knowledg^e of Japanese diplomacy, charac- 
ter and custom. 

With his great diplomatic battle won, Perry exchanged presents 
with Japan, and then followed gay pageants, wrestling^ matches, 
feasts, exhibitions of the little steam railway, the telegraph and 
photograph and, having shown the Japanese how orderly, de- 
cent and kindly American sailors could be — for no Japanese 
was insulted by any of his crews and everything' needed was 
generously paid for- — Perry saluted the flag of the new Japan 
and steamed back to the United States. 



The story of the opening of Japan by an American como- 
dore while the present Emperor was yet in his cradle is a matter 
of history. 

In the fifty-three years that have since passed, the usurping 
shogunate has been suppressed by force, the authority of 
the imperial throne established al)solutely, the feudal sys- 
tem, with its fighting daimios and two-sworded warrior 
class, abolished, modern machinery and methods adopted 
— the latest arms and armaments, schools, colleges, won- 
derful scientific institutions, a written constitution and modern 
code of laws, a representative parliament, railway, telegraphs, 
newspapers, steamship lines — and, having defeated the armies 
and navies of China and Russia, the Japanese Empire, ad- 
mitted to the family of civilized nations as a first-class power, 
the ally of Great Britain, has grown strong enough to look 
across the Pacific with eyes that make intelligent Americans 
talk of self-defence. 



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